GPUTexture: format property

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 Texture formats section of the specification for all the possible values.

Examples

// …

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

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

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• The WebGPU API