# setTextureView(buffer:descriptor:offset:bytesPerRow:index:) Creates a new lightweight texture view of a buffer. ``` func setTextureView(buffer: any MTLBuffer, descriptor: MTLTextureDescriptor, offset: Int, bytesPerRow: Int, index: Int) -> MTLResourceID ``` ## Parameters `buffer` An [`MTLBuffer`](/documentation/Metal/MTLBuffer) instance for which to create a new texture view. `descriptor` A descriptor specifying properties of the texture view to create. `offset` A byte offset, within the `buffer` parameter, at which the data for the texture view starts. `bytesPerRow` The number of bytes between adjacent rows of pixels in the source buffer’s memory. `index` An index of a slot in the table into which this method writes the new texture view. ## Return Value The [`MTLResourceID`](/documentation/Metal/MTLResourceID) of a new buffer view in this pool. ## Discussion This method creates a lightweight texture view over a buffer, according to a descriptor you provide. It then associates the texture view with a slot in this texture view pool at the index you specify. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)