###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_Metal_GetLayer

Get a pointer to the backing CAMetalLayer for the given view.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_metal.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_metal.h)

## Syntax

```c
void* SDL_Metal_GetLayer(SDL_MetalView view);
```

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.14.

## See Also

- [SDL_Metal_CreateView](SDL_Metal_CreateView)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryMetal](CategoryMetal)