VROverlayError CreateOverlay( const char *pchOverlayKey, const char *pchOverlayFriendlyName, VROverlayHandle_t * pOverlayHandle )

Creates a new named overlay. All overlays start hidden and with default settings.

• const char *pchOverlayKey - The key to create the overlay with. Keys must be globally unique and may not be longer than k_unVROverlayMaxKeyLength including the terminating null.
• const char *pchOverlayFriendlyName - The friendly, user-visible name of the overlay. When appropriate the name should be provided in UTF-8 in the current system language. This name may not be longer than k_unVROverlayMaxNameLength including the terminating null.
• VROverlayHandle_t * pOverlayHandle - Receives the handle of the newly created overlay.

Description

Creates a non-VR Dashboard overlay. To create an overlay that appears in the VR dashboard, see IVROverlay::CreateDashboardOverlay