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UID: NS:d3d12.D3D12_INPUT_LAYOUT_DESC
title: D3D12_INPUT_LAYOUT_DESC (d3d12.h)
description: Describes the input-buffer data for the input-assembler stage.
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# D3D12_INPUT_LAYOUT_DESC structure


## -description


Describes the input-buffer data for the input-assembler stage.


## -struct-fields




### -field pInputElementDescs

An array of <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/d3d12/ns-d3d12-d3d12_input_element_desc">D3D12_INPUT_ELEMENT_DESC</a> structures that describe the data types of the input-assembler stage.
          


### -field NumElements

The number of input-data types in the array of input elements that the <b>pInputElementDescs</b> member points to.
          


## -remarks



This structure is a member of the <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/d3d12/ns-d3d12-d3d12_graphics_pipeline_state_desc">D3D12_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_STATE_DESC</a> structure.




## -see-also




<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/direct3d12/direct3d-12-structures">Core Structures</a>
 

 

