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# url

A URL to a Metal binary archive file.

```
var url: URL? { get set }
```

## Discussion

You can use this method to load a binary archive you created with an [`MTLBinaryArchive`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchive) instance’s [`serialize(to:)`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchive/serialize(to:)) method.

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