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Description

The GetDriverInfo gives a best attempt at returning relevant information on the graphics driver associated with this graphics device, ideally with a specific driver version number included. This method is provided as a convenience to assist in reporting and identification of the host environment.

WarningWarning

There is no standard or consistent way this information is made available across operating systems, graphics APIs, or vendors. You should not expect any particuar structure or kind of content will be returned in this string, or that any information will be available at all. While potentially useful for human inspection, it is not recommended to rely on the driver info string programmatically.

Usage

std::string GetDriverInfo() const;

Return value

[std::string]
Identifying information on graphics driver (in UTF-8 encoding)

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