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Added in API level 18
Deprecated in API level 31

RenderScript.ContextType


public static final enum RenderScript.ContextType
extends Enum<RenderScript.ContextType>

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Enum<android.renderscript.RenderScript.ContextType>
     ↳ android.renderscript.RenderScript.ContextType


ContextType specifies the specific type of context to be created.

Summary

Enum values

RenderScript.ContextType  DEBUG

DEBUG context, perform extra runtime checks to validate the kernels and APIs are being used as intended. 

RenderScript.ContextType  NORMAL

NORMAL context, this is the default and what shipping apps should use. 

RenderScript.ContextType  PROFILE

PROFILE context, Intended to be used once the first time an application is run on a new device. 

Public methods

static RenderScript.ContextType valueOf(String name)
static final ContextType[] values()

Inherited methods

Enum values

DEBUG

Added in API level 18
public static final RenderScript.ContextType DEBUG

DEBUG context, perform extra runtime checks to validate the kernels and APIs are being used as intended. Get and SetElementAt will be bounds checked in this mode.

NORMAL

Added in API level 18
public static final RenderScript.ContextType NORMAL

NORMAL context, this is the default and what shipping apps should use.

PROFILE

Added in API level 18
public static final RenderScript.ContextType PROFILE

PROFILE context, Intended to be used once the first time an application is run on a new device. This mode allows the runtime to do additional testing and performance tuning.

Public methods

valueOf

public static RenderScript.ContextType valueOf (String name)

Parameters
name String

Returns
RenderScript.ContextType

values

public static final ContextType[] values ()

Returns
ContextType[]

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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.

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