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# MTLResourceStatePassDescriptor

A configuration for a resource state pass, used to create a resource state command encoder.

```
class MTLResourceStatePassDescriptor
```

## Topics

### Creating a resource state pass descriptor

[`resourceStatePassDescriptor`](/documentation/Metal/MTLResourceStatePassDescriptor/resourceStatePassDescriptor)

Creates a new resource state pass descriptor.

### Specifying sample buffers for GPU counters

[`sampleBufferAttachments`](/documentation/Metal/MTLResourceStatePassDescriptor/sampleBufferAttachments)

The array of sample buffers that the resource state pass can access.


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