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GPUDevice: destroy() method

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The destroy() method of the GPUDevice interface destroys the device, preventing further operations on it.

Note that:

Any commands currently enqueued on the device's GPUQueue will be executed before the device is destroyed.
Any WebGPU resources created using the device (buffers, textures, etc.) are also destroyed.
Any mapped buffers created using the device will be unmapped.

Syntax

destroy()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

async function init() {
  if (!navigator.gpu) {
    throw Error("WebGPU not supported.");
  }

  const adapter = await navigator.gpu.requestAdapter();
  if (!adapter) {
    throw Error("Couldn't request WebGPU adapter.");
  }

  let device = await adapter.requestDevice();

  // Some time later

  device.destroy();
}

Specifications

Specification
WebGPU # dom-gpudevice-destroy

Browser compatibility