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# CARemoteLayerClient

A legacy class for cross-process rendering.

```
class CARemoteLayerClient
```

## Overview

`CARemoteLaterClient` is a legacy class for cross-process rendering. <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/IOSurface/IOSurfaceCreateMachPort(_:)> and <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/IOSurface/IOSurfaceCreateXPCObject(_:)>, available with <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/IOSurface/IOSurface>, offer an improved way to perform cross-process rendering.

## Topics

### Creating a Client

[`init(serverPort:)`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CARemoteLayerClient/init(serverPort:))

Creates a layer client from a server port.

### Retrieving Client Properties

[`clientId`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CARemoteLayerClient/clientId)

The ID of the remote layer client.

[`layer`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CARemoteLayerClient/layer)

The layer associated with the remote client.

### Invalidating a Client

[`invalidate()`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CARemoteLayerClient/invalidate())

Invalidates a remote layer client.


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