# makeTextureView(pixelFormat:textureType:levels:slices:swizzle:) Creates a new view of the texture, reinterpreting a subset of its data using a different type, pixel format, and swizzle pattern. ``` func makeTextureView(pixelFormat: MTLPixelFormat, textureType: MTLTextureType, levels levelRange: Range, slices sliceRange: Range, swizzle: MTLTextureSwizzleChannels) -> (any MTLTexture)? ``` ## Parameters `pixelFormat` A new pixel format, which needs to be compatible with the original pixel format. `textureType` A new texture type. `levelRange` A new base level range that restricts which mipmap levels are visible in the new texture. `sliceRange` A new base slice range that restricts which array slices are visible in the new texture. `swizzle` The swizzle pattern the GPU uses to reorder the data when sampling or reading the texture. ## Discussion For more information on texture views, see [`makeTextureView(pixelFormat:textureType:levels:slices:)`](/documentation/Metal/MTLTexture/makeTextureView(pixelFormat:textureType:levels:slices:)) The swizzle pattern of the view is combined with that of the parent texture to generate the final swizzle pattern. For example: An `[R,G,A,B]` swizzle of a texture with a `[R,1,1,G]` swizzle pattern is `[R,1,G,1]`. --- 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)