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

Defined in SDL3/SDL_metal.h

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

SDL_MetalView SDL_Metal_CreateView(SDL_Window *window);

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 ().

window

the window.

( SDL_MetalView ) Returns handle NSView or UIView.

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.