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# MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code

Error codes when creating binary archives of compiled shader code.

```
enum Code
```

## Topics

### Error codes

[`MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code.none`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchiveError-swift.struct/Code/none)

An error code that represents the absence of any problems.

[`MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code.invalidFile`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchiveError-swift.struct/Code/invalidFile)

An error code that indicates an app is using an invalid reference to an archive file, typically related to a URL.

[`MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code.compilationFailure`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchiveError-swift.struct/Code/compilationFailure)

An error code that indicates the archive’s inability to compile its contents, typically when serializing it to a URL.

[`MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code.unexpectedElement`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchiveError-swift.struct/Code/unexpectedElement)

An error code that indicates a problem with a configuration, typically in a descriptor or an archive’s inability to add linked functions.

[`MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code.internalError`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchiveError-swift.struct/Code/internalError)

An error code that indicates the Metal framework has an internal problem.

[`MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code.none`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchiveError-swift.struct/Code/none)

An error code that represents the absence of any problems.

[`MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code.invalidFile`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchiveError-swift.struct/Code/invalidFile)

An error code that indicates an app is using an invalid reference to an archive file, typically related to a URL.

[`MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code.compilationFailure`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchiveError-swift.struct/Code/compilationFailure)

An error code that indicates the archive’s inability to compile its contents, typically when serializing it to a URL.

[`MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code.unexpectedElement`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchiveError-swift.struct/Code/unexpectedElement)

An error code that indicates a problem with a configuration, typically in a descriptor or an archive’s inability to add linked functions.

[`MTLBinaryArchiveError.Code.internalError`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBinaryArchiveError-swift.struct/Code/internalError)

An error code that indicates the Metal framework has an internal problem.


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