NAME¶

SDL_Metal_CreateView - Create a CAMetalLayer-backed NSView/UIView and attach it to the specified window.

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_metal.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_MetalView SDL_Metal_CreateView(SDL_Window *window);

DESCRIPTION¶

On macOS, this does not associate a MTLDevice with the CAMetalLayer on its own. It is up to user code to do that.

The returned handle can be casted directly to a NSView or UIView. To access the backing CAMetalLayer, call SDL_Metal_GetLayer ().

FUNCTION PARAMETERS¶

window

the window.

RETURN VALUE¶

( SDL_MetalView ) Returns handle NSView or UIView.

AVAILABILITY¶

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

SEE ALSO¶

•(3), SDL_Metal_DestroyView(3), •(3), SDL_Metal_GetLayer(3)