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# MTLArgumentType

The resource type for an argument of a function.

```
enum MTLArgumentType
```

## Topics

### Argument types

[`MTLArgumentType.buffer`](/documentation/Metal/MTLArgumentType/buffer)

The argument is a buffer.

[`MTLArgumentType.threadgroupMemory`](/documentation/Metal/MTLArgumentType/threadgroupMemory)

The argument is a pointer to threadgroup memory.

[`MTLArgumentType.texture`](/documentation/Metal/MTLArgumentType/texture)

The argument is a texture.

[`MTLArgumentType.sampler`](/documentation/Metal/MTLArgumentType/sampler)

The argument is a texture sampler.

[`MTLArgumentType.imageblock`](/documentation/Metal/MTLArgumentType/imageblock)

The argument is an imageblock.

[`MTLArgumentType.imageblockData`](/documentation/Metal/MTLArgumentType/imageblockData)

The argument is imageblock data.

[`MTLArgumentType.visibleFunctionTable`](/documentation/Metal/MTLArgumentType/visibleFunctionTable)

The argument is a visible function table.

[`MTLArgumentType.intersectionFunctionTable`](/documentation/Metal/MTLArgumentType/intersectionFunctionTable)

The argument is an intersection function table.

[`MTLArgumentType.primitiveAccelerationStructure`](/documentation/Metal/MTLArgumentType/primitiveAccelerationStructure)

The argument is a bottom-level ray tracing acceleraton structure for a set of primitives.

[`MTLArgumentType.instanceAccelerationStructure`](/documentation/Metal/MTLArgumentType/instanceAccelerationStructure)

The argument is a top-level ray tracing acceleration structure for a set of instances.


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