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# MTLCaptureDestination

The kinds of destinations for captured command data.

```
enum MTLCaptureDestination
```

## Topics

### Choosing a destination

[`MTLCaptureDestination.developerTools`](/documentation/Metal/MTLCaptureDestination/developerTools)

An option specifying that data should be captured to Xcode and that execution should stop in Xcode after the data is captured.

[`MTLCaptureDestination.gpuTraceDocument`](/documentation/Metal/MTLCaptureDestination/gpuTraceDocument)

An option specifying that the captured command data should be saved to a GPU trace document.


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