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# MPSMatrixVectorMultiplication

A matrix-vector multiplication kernel

```
class MPSMatrixVectorMultiplication
```

## Topics

### Initializers

[`-  initWithDevice:transpose:rows:columns:alpha:beta:`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSMatrixVectorMultiplication/init(device:transpose:rows:columns:alpha:beta:))

[`-  initWithDevice:rows:columns:`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSMatrixVectorMultiplication/init(device:rows:columns:))

### Instance Methods

[`-  encodeToCommandBuffer:inputMatrix:inputVector:resultVector:`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSMatrixVectorMultiplication/encode(commandBuffer:inputMatrix:inputVector:resultVector:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

[`NSSecureCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSecureCoding)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

### Inherits From

[`MPSMatrixBinaryKernel`](/documentation/MetalPerformanceShaders/MPSMatrixBinaryKernel)

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