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# init(bytesNoCopy:shape:deallocator:)

Creates a shaped array type from a data pointer.

```
init(bytesNoCopy bytes: UnsafeRawPointer, shape: [Int], deallocator: Data.Deallocator)
```

## Parameters

`bytes`

An unsafe raw pointer to the data.

`shape`

An integer array. Each element represents the size of the shaped array’s corresponding dimension.

`deallocator`

A <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/Data/Deallocator>.

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