| [[platformCreateSurface_macos,platformCreateSurface_macos]] |
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| === macOS Platform |
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| [open,refpage='vkCreateMacOSSurfaceMVK',desc='Create a VkSurfaceKHR object for a macOS NSView',type='protos'] |
| -- |
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| To create a sname:VkSurfaceKHR object for a macOS code:NSView, call: |
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| include::../../api/protos/vkCreateMacOSSurfaceMVK.txt[] |
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| * pname:instance is the instance with which to associate the surface. |
| * pname:pCreateInfo is a pointer to an instance of the |
| slink:VkMacOSSurfaceCreateInfoMVK structure containing parameters |
| affecting the creation of the surface object. |
| * pname:pAllocator is the allocator used for host memory allocated for the |
| surface object when there is no more specific allocator available (see |
| <<memory-allocation,Memory Allocation>>). |
| * pname:pSurface points to a slink:VkSurfaceKHR handle in which the |
| created surface object is returned. |
| |
| include::../../validity/protos/vkCreateMacOSSurfaceMVK.txt[] |
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| [open,refpage='VkMacOSSurfaceCreateInfoMVK',desc='Structure specifying parameters of a newly created macOS surface object',type='structs'] |
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| The slink:VkMacOSSurfaceCreateInfoMVK structure is defined as: |
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| include::../../api/structs/VkMacOSSurfaceCreateInfoMVK.txt[] |
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| * pname:sType is the type of this structure. |
| * pname:pNext is `NULL` or a pointer to an extension-specific structure. |
| * pname:flags is reserved for future use. |
| * pname:pView is a reference to a code:NSView object which will display |
| this surface. |
| This code:NSView must: be backed by a code:CALayer instance of type |
| code:CAMetalLayer. |
| |
| .Valid Usage |
| **** |
| * [[VUID-VkMacOSSurfaceCreateInfoMVK-pView-01317]] |
| pname:pView must: be a valid code:NSView and must: be backed by a |
| code:CALayer instance of type code:CAMetalLayer. |
| **** |
| |
| include::../../validity/structs/VkMacOSSurfaceCreateInfoMVK.txt[] |
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