# newTextureViewWithPixelFormat: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. ``` - (id) newTextureViewWithPixelFormat:(MTLPixelFormat) pixelFormat textureType:(MTLTextureType) textureType levels:(NSRange) levelRange slices:(NSRange) sliceRange swizzle:(MTLTextureSwizzleChannels) swizzle; ``` ## 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. ## Return Value A new texture view. ## Discussion For more information on texture views, see [`newTextureViewWithPixelFormat:textureType:levels:slices:`](/documentation/Metal/MTLTexture/newTextureViewWithPixelFormat: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)