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# SKParticleRenderOrder

The order to use when the emitter’s particles are rendered.

```
enum SKParticleRenderOrder
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`SKParticleRenderOrderOldestLast`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKParticleRenderOrder/oldestLast)

The particles are rendered from newest to oldest. This is the default value.

[`SKParticleRenderOrderOldestFirst`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKParticleRenderOrder/oldestFirst)

The particles are rendered from oldest to newest.

[`SKParticleRenderOrderDontCare`](/documentation/SpriteKit/SKParticleRenderOrder/dontCare)

The particles can be rendered in any order. SpriteKit may choose to reorder the particles to improve rendering performance.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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