Android APIs
public final class

ScriptGroup

extends BaseObj
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.renderscript.BaseObj
     ↳ android.renderscript.ScriptGroup

Class Overview

A group of kernels that are executed together with one execution call as if they were a single kernel

In addition to kernels, a script group may contain invocable functions as well. A script group may take inputs and generate outputs, which are consumed and produced by its member kernels. Inside a script group, outputs from one kernel can be passed to another kernel as inputs. The API disallows cyclic dependencies among kernels in a script group, effectively making it a directed acyclic graph (DAG) of kernels.

Grouping kernels together allows for more efficient execution. For example, runtime and compiler optimization can be applied to reduce computation and communication overhead, and to make better use of the CPU and the GPU.

Summary

Nested Classes
class ScriptGroup.Binding Represents a binding of a value to a global variable in a kernel or invocable function. 
class ScriptGroup.Builder This class was deprecated in API level 23. Use ScriptGroup.Builder2 instead.  
class ScriptGroup.Builder2 The builder class for creating script groups

A script group is created using closures (see class ScriptGroup.Closure). 

class ScriptGroup.Closure An opaque class for closures

A closure represents a function call to a kernel or invocable function, combined with arguments and values for global variables. 

class ScriptGroup.Future An opaque class for futures

A future represents an output of a closure, either the return value of the function, or the value of a global variable written by the function. 

class ScriptGroup.Input An opaque class for script group inputs

Created by calling the addInput() method. 

Public Methods
Object[] execute(Object... inputs)
Executes a script group
void execute()
This method was deprecated in API level 23. Use execute() instead.
void setInput(Script.KernelID s, Allocation a)
This method was deprecated in API level 23. Set arguments to execute(Object) instead.
void setOutput(Script.KernelID s, Allocation a)
This method was deprecated in API level 23. Use return value of execute(Object) instead.
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Inherited Methods
From class android.renderscript.BaseObj
From class java.lang.Object

Public Methods

public Object[] execute (Object... inputs)

Added in API level 23

Executes a script group

Parameters
inputs Values for inputs to the script group, in the order as the inputs are added via addInput().
Returns

public void execute ()

Added in API level 17

This method was deprecated in API level 23.
Use execute() instead.

Execute the ScriptGroup. This will run all the kernels in the ScriptGroup. No internal connection results will be visible after execution of the ScriptGroup.

public void setInput (Script.KernelID s, Allocation a)

Added in API level 17

This method was deprecated in API level 23.
Set arguments to execute(Object) instead.

Sets an input of the ScriptGroup. This specifies an Allocation to be used for kernels that require an input Allocation provided from outside of the ScriptGroup.

Parameters
s The ID of the kernel where the allocation should be connected.
a The allocation to connect.

public void setOutput (Script.KernelID s, Allocation a)

Added in API level 17

This method was deprecated in API level 23.
Use return value of execute(Object) instead.

Sets an output of the ScriptGroup. This specifies an Allocation to be used for the kernels that require an output Allocation visible after the ScriptGroup is executed.

Parameters
s The ID of the kernel where the allocation should be connected.
a The allocation to connect.