StructuredBuffer

A read-only buffer, which can take a T type that is a structure.

Method	Description
GetDimensions	Gets the resource dimensions.
Load	Reads buffer data.
Operator[]	Returns a read-only resource variable.

The SRV format bound to this resource needs to be created with the DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN format.

To find out more about structured buffers, see the overview material.

Minimum Shader Model

This object is supported in the following shader models.

Shader Model	Supported
Shader Model 5 and higher shader models Shader Model 4 (Available for compute and pixel shaders in Direct3D 11 on some Direct3D 10 devices.)	yes

This object is supported for the following types of shaders.

Vertex	Hull	Domain	Geometry	Pixel	Compute
x	x	x	x	x	x