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.TH SDL_Metal_CreateView 3 "SDL 3.1.0" "SDL" "SDL3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
SDL_Metal_CreateView \- Create a CAMetalLayer-backed NSView/UIView and attach it to the specified window\[char46]
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3/SDL.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "SDL_MetalView SDL_Metal_CreateView(SDL_Window * window);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
On macOS, this does
.I not
associate a MTLDevice with the CAMetalLayer on
its own\[char46] It is up to user code to do that\[char46]

The returned handle can be casted directly to a NSView or UIView\[char46] To access
the backing CAMetalLayer, call 
.BR SDL_Metal_GetLayer
()\[char46]

.SH FUNCTION PARAMETERS
.TP
.I window
the window
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns handle NSView or UIView

.SH AVAILABILITY
This function is available since SDL 3\[char46]0\[char46]0\[char46]

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR SDL_Metal_DestroyView (3),
.BR SDL_Metal_GetLayer (3)