vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT(3)

# vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT - Set the front face property

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## C Specification

If the bound graphics pipeline state was created with the `VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_FRONT_FACE_EXT` dynamic state enabled then the front face property is set dynamically by calling:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state
    void vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT(
        VkCommandBuffer                             commandBuffer,
        VkFrontFace                                 frontFace);

## Parameters

- `commandBuffer` is the command buffer into which the command will be recorded.

- `frontFace` specifies the front face property to use for drawing.

## Description

Valid Usage

- VUID-vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT-None-03383
  The extendedDynamicState feature must be enabled

Valid Usage (Implicit)

- VUID-vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT-commandBuffer-parameter
  `commandBuffer` must be a valid VkCommandBuffer handle

- VUID-vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT-frontFace-parameter
  `frontFace` must be a valid VkFrontFace value

- VUID-vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT-commandBuffer-recording
  `commandBuffer` must be in the recording state

- VUID-vkCmdSetFrontFaceEXT-commandBuffer-cmdpool
  The `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must support graphics operations

Host Synchronization

- Host access to `commandBuffer` must be externally synchronized

- Host access to the `VkCommandPool` that `commandBuffer` was allocated from must be externally synchronized

Command Properties

Command Buffer Levels | Render Pass Scope | Supported Queue Types | Pipeline Type
--- | --- | --- | ---
Primary Secondary | Both | Graphics |

## See Also

VkCommandBuffer, VkFrontFace

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2021 The Khronos Group Inc.

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