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# MTLMultisampleStencilResolveFilter

Constants used to control the multisample stencil resolve operation.

```
enum MTLMultisampleStencilResolveFilter
```

## Topics

### Stencil resolve filters

[`MTLMultisampleStencilResolveFilter.depthResolvedSample`](/documentation/Metal/MTLMultisampleStencilResolveFilter/depthResolvedSample)

Chooses the stencil sample corresponding to the depth sample selected by the depth resolve filter.

[`MTLMultisampleStencilResolveFilter.sample0`](/documentation/Metal/MTLMultisampleStencilResolveFilter/sample0)

Chooses the first stencil sample in the pixel.


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