# VkFullScreenExclusiveEXT(3) Manual Page

## Name

VkFullScreenExclusiveEXT - Hint values an application can specify affecting full-screen transition behavior

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## C Specification

Possible values of `VkSurfaceFullScreenExclusiveInfoEXT`::`fullScreenExclusive` are:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_full_screen_exclusive
    typedef enum VkFullScreenExclusiveEXT {
        VK_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_DEFAULT_EXT = 0,
        VK_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_ALLOWED_EXT = 1,
        VK_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_DISALLOWED_EXT = 2,
        VK_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_APPLICATION_CONTROLLED_EXT = 3,
    } VkFullScreenExclusiveEXT;

## Description

- `VK_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_DEFAULT_EXT` specifies that the implementation should determine the appropriate full-screen method by whatever means it deems appropriate.

- `VK_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_ALLOWED_EXT` specifies that the implementation may use full-screen exclusive mechanisms when available. Such mechanisms may result in better performance and/or the availability of different presentation capabilities, but may require a more disruptive transition during swapchain initialization, first presentation and/or destruction.

- `VK_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_DISALLOWED_EXT` specifies that the implementation should avoid using full-screen mechanisms which rely on disruptive transitions.

- `VK_FULL_SCREEN_EXCLUSIVE_APPLICATION_CONTROLLED_EXT` specifies that the application will manage full-screen exclusive mode by using the vkAcquireFullScreenExclusiveModeEXT and vkReleaseFullScreenExclusiveModeEXT commands.

## See Also

VK_EXT_full_screen_exclusive, VkSurfaceFullScreenExclusiveInfoEXT

## 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

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