MTLDevice_id(3)

# MTLDevice_id(3) Manual Page

## Name

MTLDevice_id - Metal MTLDevice type reference

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## C Specification

The type `id<MTLDevice>` is defined in Apple’s Metal framework, but to remove an unnecessary compile time dependency, an incomplete type definition of MTLDevice_id is provided in the Vulkan headers:

    // Provided by VK_EXT_metal_objects
    #ifdef __OBJC__
    @protocol MTLDevice;
    typedef id<MTLDevice> MTLDevice_id;
    #else
    typedef void* MTLDevice_id;
    #endif

## See Also

VK_EXT_metal_objects

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

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