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# MTLSamplerMipFilter

Filtering options for determining what pixel value is returned with multiple mipmap levels.

```
enum MTLSamplerMipFilter
```

## Topics

### Specifying mip filter options

[`MTLSamplerMipFilter.notMipmapped`](/documentation/Metal/MTLSamplerMipFilter/notMipmapped)

The texture is sampled from mipmap level `0`, and other mipmap levels are ignored.

[`MTLSamplerMipFilter.nearest`](/documentation/Metal/MTLSamplerMipFilter/nearest)

The nearest mipmap level is selected.

[`MTLSamplerMipFilter.linear`](/documentation/Metal/MTLSamplerMipFilter/linear)

If the filter falls between mipmap levels, both levels are sampled and the results are determined by linear interpolation between levels.


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