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# MTLSparseTextureRegionAlignmentMode

Options used when converting between a pixel-based region within a texture to a tile-based region.

```
enum MTLSparseTextureRegionAlignmentMode
```

## Topics

### Specifying the alignment mode

[`MTLSparseTextureRegionAlignmentMode.outward`](/documentation/Metal/MTLSparseTextureRegionAlignmentMode/outward)

The tile region includes any partially covered tiles.

[`MTLSparseTextureRegionAlignmentMode.inward`](/documentation/Metal/MTLSparseTextureRegionAlignmentMode/inward)

The tile region ignores partially covered tiles.


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