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# AccelerateMutableBuffer

A type that represents a mutable buffer.

```
protocol AccelerateMutableBuffer<Element> : AccelerateBuffer
```

## Overview

If you implement your own type that conforms to [`AccelerateMutableBuffer`](/documentation/Accelerate/AccelerateMutableBuffer) and uses the default implementation of [`withUnsafeMutableBufferPointer(_:)`](/documentation/Accelerate/AccelerateMutableBuffer/withUnsafeMutableBufferPointer(_:)), your type needs to return a nonnil result from <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/ContiguousArray/withContiguousMutableStorageIfAvailable(_:)>.

## Topics

### Instance Methods

[`func withUnsafeMutableBufferPointer<R>((inout UnsafeMutableBufferPointer<Self.Element>) throws -> R) rethrows -> R`](/documentation/Accelerate/AccelerateMutableBuffer/withUnsafeMutableBufferPointer(_:))

Calls the given closure with a pointer to the object’s mutable contiguous storage.

[`func withUnsafePixelBuffer<R>(body: (vImage.PixelBuffer<vImage.Planar16U>) throws -> R) rethrows -> R`](/documentation/Accelerate/AccelerateMutableBuffer/withUnsafePixelBuffer(body:)-3k58x)

[`func withUnsafePixelBuffer<R>(body: (vImage.PixelBuffer<vImage.Planar16F>) throws -> R) rethrows -> R`](/documentation/Accelerate/AccelerateMutableBuffer/withUnsafePixelBuffer(body:)-5n3lj)

[`func withUnsafePixelBuffer<R>(body: (vImage.PixelBuffer<vImage.PlanarF>) throws -> R) rethrows -> R`](/documentation/Accelerate/AccelerateMutableBuffer/withUnsafePixelBuffer(body:)-9vr8y)

[`func withUnsafePixelBuffer<R>(body: (vImage.PixelBuffer<vImage.Planar8>) throws -> R) rethrows -> R`](/documentation/Accelerate/AccelerateMutableBuffer/withUnsafePixelBuffer(body:)-aa26)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`AccelerateBuffer`](/documentation/Accelerate/AccelerateBuffer)

### Conforming Types

[`PixelBuffer`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImage/PixelBuffer)

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