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# InferenceFunction.Inputs

A collection of named input values for an inference function.

```
struct Inputs
```

## Overview

Build an `Inputs` collection by calling [`insert(_:for:)`](/documentation/CoreAI/InferenceFunction/Inputs/insert(_:for:)-2htrp) for each named
input the function expects, then pass it to
[`run(inputs:states:outputViews:)`](/documentation/CoreAI/InferenceFunction/run(inputs:states:outputViews:)-14emi).

## Topics

### Creating inputs

[`init()`](/documentation/CoreAI/InferenceFunction/Inputs/init())

Creates an empty set of inputs.

### Adding inputs

[`func insert(consuming NDArray.RawView, for: String)`](/documentation/CoreAI/InferenceFunction/Inputs/insert(_:for:)-3eg32)

Inserts a raw array view as the input with the specified name.

[`func insert(borrowing some InferenceValue.ViewRepresentable & ~Copyable, for: String)`](/documentation/CoreAI/InferenceFunction/Inputs/insert(_:for:)-2htrp)

Inserts a view of the value as the input with the specified name.

[`func insert<Element>(consuming NDArray.View<Element>, for: String)`](/documentation/CoreAI/InferenceFunction/Inputs/insert(_:for:)-5o5oi)

Inserts a typed array view as the input with the specified name.



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