# texture(withContentsOfFile:options:) Loads a 2D texture image from a file and creates a new texture from the data. ``` class func texture(withContentsOfFile path: String, options: [String : NSNumber]? = nil) throws -> GLKTextureInfo ``` ## Parameters `path` A path to the file to load. `options` A dictionary that describes any additional steps you want the texture loader to take when loading the texture. See [Texture Loading Options](/documentation/GLKit/texture-loading-options). ## Return Value A texture info object that describes the loaded texture or `nil` if an error occurred. ## Discussion This class method loads the texture into the sharegroup attached to the current context for the thread this method is called on. > Handling Errors in Swift: > In Swift, this method returns a nonoptional result and is marked with the `throws` keyword to indicate that it throws an error in cases of failure. > > You call this method in a `try` expression and handle any errors in the `catch` clauses of a `do` statement, as described in [Error Handling](https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/LanguageGuide/ErrorHandling.html) in [The Swift Programming Language](https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/) and `About Imported Cocoa Error Parameters`. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)