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ExternalTexture
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Texture2D<class_Texture2D>` **<** :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Texture which displays the content of an external buffer.

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Description
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Displays the content of an external buffer provided by the platform.

Requires the `OES_EGL_image_external <https://registry.khronos.org/OpenGL/extensions/OES/OES_EGL_image_external.txt>`__ extension (OpenGL) or `VK_ANDROID_external_memory_android_hardware_buffer <https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.1-extensions/html/vkspec.html#VK_ANDROID_external_memory_android_hardware_buffer>`__ extension (Vulkan).

\ **Note:** This is currently only supported in Android builds.

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Properties
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   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`       | resource_local_to_scene                          | ``false`` (overrides :ref:`Resource<class_Resource_property_resource_local_to_scene>`) |
   +-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` | :ref:`size<class_ExternalTexture_property_size>` | ``Vector2(256, 256)``                                                                  |
   +-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Methods
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   | :ref:`int<class_int>` | :ref:`get_external_texture_id<class_ExternalTexture_method_get_external_texture_id>`\ (\ ) |const|                                   |
   +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | |void|                | :ref:`set_external_buffer_id<class_ExternalTexture_method_set_external_buffer_id>`\ (\ external_buffer_id\: :ref:`int<class_int>`\ ) |
   +-----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Property Descriptions
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:ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` **size** = ``Vector2(256, 256)`` :ref:`🔗<class_ExternalTexture_property_size>`

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- |void| **set_size**\ (\ value\: :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>`\ )
- :ref:`Vector2<class_Vector2>` **get_size**\ (\ )

External texture size.

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_ExternalTexture_method_get_external_texture_id:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **get_external_texture_id**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_ExternalTexture_method_get_external_texture_id>`

Returns the external texture ID.

Depending on your use case, you may need to pass this to platform APIs, for example, when creating an ``android.graphics.SurfaceTexture`` on Android.

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|void| **set_external_buffer_id**\ (\ external_buffer_id\: :ref:`int<class_int>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ExternalTexture_method_set_external_buffer_id>`

Sets the external buffer ID.

Depending on your use case, you may need to call this with data received from a platform API, for example, ``SurfaceTexture.getHardwareBuffer()`` on Android.

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