ID3D12GraphicsCommandList::ClearDepthStencilView method (d3d12.h)

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02/22/2024

Clears the depth-stencil resource.

Syntax

void ClearDepthStencilView(
  [in] D3D12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE DepthStencilView,
  [in] D3D12_CLEAR_FLAGS           ClearFlags,
  [in] FLOAT                       Depth,
  [in] UINT8                       Stencil,
  [in] UINT                        NumRects,
  [in] const D3D12_RECT            *pRects
);

Parameters

[in] DepthStencilView

Type: D3D12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE

Describes the CPU descriptor handle that represents the start of the heap for the depth stencil to be cleared.

[in] ClearFlags

Type: D3D12_CLEAR_FLAGS

A combination of D3D12_CLEAR_FLAGS values that are combined by using a bitwise OR operation. The resulting value identifies the type of data to clear (depth buffer, stencil buffer, or both).

[in] Depth

Type: FLOAT

A value to clear the depth buffer with. This value will be clamped between 0 and 1.

[in] Stencil

Type: UINT8

A value to clear the stencil buffer with.

[in] NumRects

Type: UINT

The number of rectangles in the array that the pRects parameter specifies.

[in] pRects

Type: const D3D12_RECT*

An array of D3D12_RECT structures for the rectangles in the resource view to clear. If NULL, ClearDepthStencilView clears the entire resource view.

Return value

None

Remarks

Only direct and bundle command lists support this operation.

ClearDepthStencilView may be used to initialize resources which alias the same heap memory. See CreatePlacedResource for more details.

Runtime validation

For floating-point inputs, the runtime will set denormalized values to 0 (while preserving NANs).

Validation failure will result in the call to Close returning E_INVALIDARG.

Debug layer

The debug layer will issue errors if the input colors are denormalized.

The debug layer will issue an error if the subresources referenced by the view are not in the appropriate state. For ClearDepthStencilView, the state must be in the state D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_DEPTH_WRITE.

Examples

The D3D12Bundles sample uses ID3D12GraphicsCommandList::ClearDepthStencilView as follows:

// Pipeline objects.
D3D12_VIEWPORT m_viewport;
ComPtr<IDXGISwapChain3> m_swapChain;
ComPtr<ID3D12Device> m_device;
ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> m_renderTargets[FrameCount];
ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> m_depthStencil;
ComPtr<ID3D12CommandAllocator> m_commandAllocator;
ComPtr<ID3D12GraphicsCommandList> m_commandList;
ComPtr<ID3D12CommandQueue> m_commandQueue;
ComPtr<ID3D12RootSignature >m_rootSignature;
ComPtr<ID3D12DescriptorHeap> m_rtvHeap;
ComPtr<ID3D12DescriptorHeap> m_cbvSrvHeap;
ComPtr<ID3D12DescriptorHeap> m_dsvHeap;
ComPtr<ID3D12DescriptorHeap> m_samplerHeap;
ComPtr<ID3D12PipelineState> m_pipelineState1;
ComPtr<ID3D12PipelineState> m_pipelineState2;
D3D12_RECT m_scissorRect;

void D3D12Bundles::PopulateCommandList(FrameResource* pFrameResource)
{
    // Command list allocators can only be reset when the associated
    // command lists have finished execution on the GPU; apps should use
    // fences to determine GPU execution progress.
    ThrowIfFailed(m_pCurrentFrameResource->m_commandAllocator->Reset());

    // However, when ExecuteCommandList() is called on a particular command
    // list, that command list can then be reset at any time and must be before
    // re-recording.
    ThrowIfFailed(m_commandList->Reset(m_pCurrentFrameResource->m_commandAllocator.Get(), m_pipelineState1.Get()));

    // Set necessary state.
    m_commandList->SetGraphicsRootSignature(m_rootSignature.Get());

    ID3D12DescriptorHeap* ppHeaps[] = { m_cbvSrvHeap.Get(), m_samplerHeap.Get() };
    m_commandList->SetDescriptorHeaps(_countof(ppHeaps), ppHeaps);

    m_commandList->RSSetViewports(1, &m_viewport);
    m_commandList->RSSetScissorRects(1, &m_scissorRect);

    // Indicate that the back buffer will be used as a render target.
    m_commandList->ResourceBarrier(1, &CD3DX12_RESOURCE_BARRIER::Transition(m_renderTargets[m_frameIndex].Get(), D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_PRESENT, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_RENDER_TARGET));

    CD3DX12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE rtvHandle(m_rtvHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart(), m_frameIndex, m_rtvDescriptorSize);
    CD3DX12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE dsvHandle(m_dsvHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart());
    m_commandList->OMSetRenderTargets(1, &rtvHandle, FALSE, &dsvHandle);

    // Record commands.
    const float clearColor[] = { 0.0f, 0.2f, 0.4f, 1.0f };
    m_commandList->ClearRenderTargetView(rtvHandle, clearColor, 0, nullptr);
    m_commandList->ClearDepthStencilView(m_dsvHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart(), D3D12_CLEAR_FLAG_DEPTH, 1.0f, 0, 0, nullptr);

    if (UseBundles)
    {
        // Execute the prebuilt bundle.
        m_commandList->ExecuteBundle(pFrameResource->m_bundle.Get());
    }
    else
    {
        // Populate a new command list.
        pFrameResource->PopulateCommandList(m_commandList.Get(), m_pipelineState1.Get(), m_pipelineState2.Get(), m_currentFrameResourceIndex, m_numIndices, &m_indexBufferView,
            &m_vertexBufferView, m_cbvSrvHeap.Get(), m_cbvSrvDescriptorSize, m_samplerHeap.Get(), m_rootSignature.Get());
    }

    // Indicate that the back buffer will now be used to present.
    m_commandList->ResourceBarrier(1, &CD3DX12_RESOURCE_BARRIER::Transition(m_renderTargets[m_frameIndex].Get(), D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_RENDER_TARGET, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_PRESENT));

    ThrowIfFailed(m_commandList->Close());
}

The D3D12Multithreading sample uses ID3D12GraphicsCommandList::ClearDepthStencilView as follows:

void FrameResource::Init()
{
    // Reset the command allocators and lists for the main thread.
    for (int i = 0; i < CommandListCount; i++)
    {
        ThrowIfFailed(m_commandAllocators[i]->Reset());
        ThrowIfFailed(m_commandLists[i]->Reset(m_commandAllocators[i].Get(), m_pipelineState.Get()));
    }

    // Clear the depth stencil buffer in preparation for rendering the shadow map.
    m_commandLists[CommandListPre]->ClearDepthStencilView(m_shadowDepthView, D3D12_CLEAR_FLAG_DEPTH, 1.0f, 0, 0, nullptr);

    // Reset the worker command allocators and lists.
    for (int i = 0; i < NumContexts; i++)
    {
        ThrowIfFailed(m_shadowCommandAllocators[i]->Reset());
        ThrowIfFailed(m_shadowCommandLists[i]->Reset(m_shadowCommandAllocators[i].Get(), m_pipelineStateShadowMap.Get()));

        ThrowIfFailed(m_sceneCommandAllocators[i]->Reset());
        ThrowIfFailed(m_sceneCommandLists[i]->Reset(m_sceneCommandAllocators[i].Get(), m_pipelineState.Get()));
    }
}

// Assemble the CommandListPre command list.
void D3D12Multithreading::BeginFrame()
{
    m_pCurrentFrameResource->Init();

    // Indicate that the back buffer will be used as a render target.
    m_pCurrentFrameResource->m_commandLists[CommandListPre]->ResourceBarrier(1, &CD3DX12_RESOURCE_BARRIER::Transition(m_renderTargets[m_frameIndex].Get(), D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_PRESENT, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_RENDER_TARGET));

    // Clear the render target and depth stencil.
    const float clearColor[] = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f };
    CD3DX12_CPU_DESCRIPTOR_HANDLE rtvHandle(m_rtvHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart(), m_frameIndex, m_rtvDescriptorSize);
    m_pCurrentFrameResource->m_commandLists[CommandListPre]->ClearRenderTargetView(rtvHandle, clearColor, 0, nullptr);
    m_pCurrentFrameResource->m_commandLists[CommandListPre]->ClearDepthStencilView(m_dsvHeap->GetCPUDescriptorHandleForHeapStart(), D3D12_CLEAR_FLAG_DEPTH, 1.0f, 0, 0, nullptr);

    ThrowIfFailed(m_pCurrentFrameResource->m_commandLists[CommandListPre]->Close());
}

// Assemble the CommandListMid command list.
void D3D12Multithreading::MidFrame()
{
    // Transition our shadow map from the shadow pass to readable in the scene pass.
    m_pCurrentFrameResource->SwapBarriers();

    ThrowIfFailed(m_pCurrentFrameResource->m_commandLists[CommandListMid]->Close());
}

See Example code in the Direct3D 12 reference.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Target Platform	Windows
Header	d3d12.h
Library	D3d12.lib
DLL	D3d12.dll

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