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# makeIOFileHandle(url:compressionMethod:)

Creates an input/output file handle instance that represents a compressed file at a URL.

```
func makeIOFileHandle(url: URL, compressionMethod: MTLIOCompressionMethod) throws -> any MTLIOFileHandle
```

## Parameters

`url`

A location URL to a compressed file in the file system.

`compressionMethod`

The file’s compression format.

## Return Value

A new [`MTLIOFileHandle`](/documentation/Metal/MTLIOFileHandle) instance if the method completes successfully;
otherwise Swift throws an error and Objective-C returns `nil`.

## Discussion

For information about using input/output command queues and file handles, see [Resource loading](/documentation/Metal/resource-loading).

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