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.TH SDL_Vulkan_GetInstanceExtensions 3 "SDL 3.1.0" "SDL" "SDL3 FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
SDL_Vulkan_GetInstanceExtensions \- Get the Vulkan instance extensions needed for vkCreateInstance\[char46]
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include \(dqSDL3/SDL.h\(dq
.PP
.BI "char const* const* SDL_Vulkan_GetInstanceExtensions(Uint32 *count);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This should be called after either calling

.BR SDL_Vulkan_LoadLibrary
() or creating an

.BR SDL_Window
 with the 
.BR
.BR SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN
flag\[char46]

On return, the variable pointed to by
.BR count
will be set to the number of
elements returned, suitable for using with
VkInstanceCreateInfo::enabledExtensionCount, and the returned array can be
used with VkInstanceCreateInfo::ppEnabledExtensionNames, for calling
Vulkan's vkCreateInstance API\[char46]

You should not free the returned array; it is owned by SDL\[char46]

.SH FUNCTION PARAMETERS
.TP
.I count
a pointer filled in with the number of extensions returned\[char46]
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns An array of extension name strings on success, NULL on error\[char46]

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

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR SDL_Vulkan_CreateSurface (3)