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# MTLTextureReferenceType

A description of a texture.

```
class MTLTextureReferenceType
```

## Topics

### Describing the texture

[`textureType`](/documentation/Metal/MTLTextureReferenceType/textureType)

The texture type of the texture.

[`textureDataType`](/documentation/Metal/MTLTextureReferenceType/textureDataType)

The data type of the texture.

[`access`](/documentation/Metal/MTLTextureReferenceType/access)

The texture’s read/write access to the argument.

[`isDepthTexture`](/documentation/Metal/MTLTextureReferenceType/isDepthTexture)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the texture is a depth texture.


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