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# MLCPaddingLayer

A layer that pads a tensor with the padding sizes you specify.

```
class MLCPaddingLayer
```

## Topics

### Creating Padding Layers

[`init(reflectionPadding:)`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/init(reflectionPadding:))

Creates a padding layer with the reflection padding sizes you specify.

[`init(symmetricPadding:)`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/init(symmetricPadding:))

Creates a padding layer with the symmetric padding sizes you specify.

[`init(zeroPadding:)`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/init(zeroPadding:))

Creates a padding layer with the zero padding sizes you specify.

[`init(constantPadding:constantValue:)`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/init(constantPadding:constantValue:))

Creates a padding layer with the constant padding sizes and constant value you specify.

[`layerWithReflectionPadding:`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/layerWithReflectionPadding:)

Creates a padding layer with the reflection padding sizes you specify.

[`layerWithSymmetricPadding:`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/layerWithSymmetricPadding:)

Creates a padding layer with the symmetric padding sizes you specify.

[`layerWithZeroPadding:`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/layerWithZeroPadding:)

Creates a padding layer with the zero padding sizes you specify.

[`layerWithConstantPadding:constantValue:`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/layerWithConstantPadding:constantValue:)

Creates a padding layer with the constant padding sizes and constant valu you specify.

### Inspecting Padding Layers

[`paddingType`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/paddingType)

The padding type.

[`paddingLeft`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/paddingLeft)

The left padding size.

[`paddingRight`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/paddingRight)

The right padding size.

[`paddingTop`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/paddingTop)

The top padding size.

[`paddingBottom`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/paddingBottom)

The bottom padding size.

[`constantValue`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCPaddingLayer/constantValue)

The constant value you use if padding type is constant.


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