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# iosurface

A reference to the underlying surface instance for the texture, if applicable.

```
var iosurface: IOSurfaceRef? { get }
```

## Discussion

The property’s value is `nil` for textures that don’t come from an
<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/IOSurface/IOSurface> instance.

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