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# vDSP.DFT

A single- and double-precision discrete Fourier transform.

```
class DFT<T> where T : vDSP_FloatingPointDiscreteFourierTransformable
```

## Topics

### Initializers

[`init?(previous: vDSP.DFT<T>?, count: Int, direction: vDSP.FourierTransformDirection, transformType: vDSP.DFTTransformType, ofType: T.Type)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vDSP/DFT/init(previous:count:direction:transformType:ofType:))

Initializes a new discrete Fourier transform instance.

### Instance Methods

[`func transform<U>(inputReal: U, inputImaginary: U) -> (real: [T], imaginary: [T])`](/documentation/Accelerate/vDSP/DFT/transform(inputReal:inputImaginary:))

Returns a discrete Fourier transform.

[`func transform<U, V>(inputReal: U, inputImaginary: U, outputReal: inout V, outputImaginary: inout V)`](/documentation/Accelerate/vDSP/DFT/transform(inputReal:inputImaginary:outputReal:outputImaginary:))

Computes an out-of-place discrete Fourier transform.



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