MetalKit Namespace

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Provides higher-level classes for writing applications that use Metal for rendering.

Classes

Name	Description
MTKMesh	Holds vertex data for rendering with Metal.
MTKMeshBuffer	A Metal buffer for holding vertex and index data for ModelIO meshes and submeshes.
MTKMeshBufferAllocator	An IMDLMeshBufferAllocator that allocates a MTKMeshBuffer suitable for use with MDLAsset objects.
MTKModel	Static class that contains MetalKit constants related to MetalKit Model errors.
MTKSubmesh	A segment of mesh data that can be rendered in a single draw call. Submesh vertex data is held in the parent MTKMesh.
MTKTextureLoader	Creates IMTLTexture objects from common image formats.
MTKTextureLoaderCubeLayoutExtensions	Extension methods for the MTKTextureLoaderCubeLayout enumeration.
MTKTextureLoaderError	Key and ___domain strings for working with texture loading errors.
MTKTextureLoaderOptions	Contains a dictionary of texture loading options and exposes them as discoverably named properties.
MTKTextureLoaderOriginExtensions	Extension methods for the MTKTextureLoaderOrigin enumeration.
MTKView	A UIView that is Metal-aware.
MTKView.MTKViewAppearance	Appearance class for objects of type MTKView.
MTKViewDelegate	Delegate object for MTKView objects. Provides methods called when the view is drawn and laid out.

Interfaces

Name	Description
IMTKViewDelegate	Delegate object for MTKView objects. Provides methods called when the view is drawn and laid out.

Enums

Name	Description
MTKTextureLoaderCubeLayout
MTKTextureLoaderOrigin

Delegates

Name	Description
MTKTextureLoaderArrayCallback
MTKTextureLoaderCallback	Completion handler for textures loaded with MTKTextureLoader.

Remarks

The MetalKit namespace provides higher-level classes to handle:

Class	Responsibility
MTKTextureLoader	Simplifies loading texture data.
MTKMesh, MTKSubmesh, MTKMeshBuffer	Higher-level mesh manipulation.
MTKView	A Metal-aware UIView.