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# url(forTilePath:)

Returns the URL to use to access the specified tile.

```
func url(forTilePath path: MKTileOverlayPath) -> URL
```

## Parameters

`path`

The path structure that identifies the specific tile you want. This structure incorporates the tile’s x-y coordinate at a given zoom level and scale factor.

## Return Value

The URL to use to retrieve the tile.

## Discussion

The default implementation of this method uses the template string you provide at initialization time to build a URL to the specified tile image. Subclasses can override this method and use a different scheme to provide URLs for tiles. You can locate the tiles either on a local file system or on a remote server.

## See Also

[`-  initWithURLTemplate:`](/documentation/MapKit/MKTileOverlay/init(urlTemplate:)-9s8h7)

Creates and returns a tile overlay object using the specified tile-access template.


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