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GPUTexture: format property

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The format read-only property of the GPUTexture interface represents the format of the GPUTexture.

This is set via the format property in the descriptor object passed into the originating GPUDevice.createTexture() call.

Value

An enumerated value. See the specification's Texture formats section for all the possible values. Also see Tier 1 and Tier 2 texture formats.

Examples

js
// …

const depthTexture = device.createTexture({
  size: [canvas.width, canvas.height],
  format: "depth24plus",
  usage: GPUTextureUsage.RENDER_ATTACHMENT,
});

console.log(depthTexture.format); // "depth24plus"

Specifications

Specification
WebGPU
# dom-gputexture-format

Browser compatibility

See also

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