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

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

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_metal.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_metal.h)

## Syntax

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

## Function Parameters

|                                |          |                                            |
| ------------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| [SDL_MetalView](SDL_MetalView) | **view** | the [SDL_MetalView](SDL_MetalView) object. |

## Return Value

(void *) Returns a pointer.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.1.3.

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