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# MLCTensorData

An encapsulation of the memory that tensor data uses.

```
class MLCTensorData
```

## Overview> Important:
> A tensor data instance doesn’t take ownership of the `bytes` pointer and therefore won’t free it upon deallocation.

## Topics

### Creating Tensor Data

[`init(bytesNoCopy:length:)`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCTensorData/init(bytesNoCopy:length:))

Creates a tensor data instance with the buffer of data and length of bytes you specify.

[`init(bytesNoCopy:length:deallocator:)`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCTensorData/init(bytesNoCopy:length:deallocator:))

Creates a tensor data instance with a data buffer, byte length, and custom deallocator closure you specify.

[`init(immutableBytesNoCopy:length:)`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCTensorData/init(immutableBytesNoCopy:length:))

Creates a tensor data instance with the buffer of immutable data and length of bytes you specify.

### Inspecting Tensor Data

[`bytes`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCTensorData/bytes)

A buffer that conains data.

[`length`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCTensorData/length)

The number of bytes you choose to hold for this tensor data instance.


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