---
title: metalTexture
framework: coreimage
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: coreimage/ciimageprocessorinput/metaltexture
---

# metalTexture

A MTLTexture object that can be bound for input using Metal.

## Declaration

```swift
var metalTexture: (any MTLTexture)? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion warning: This texture must not be modified by the CIImageProcessorKernel.

## See Also

### Accessing Input Image Data

- [baseAddress](coreimage/ciimageprocessorinput/baseaddress.md)
- [pixelBuffer](coreimage/ciimageprocessorinput/pixelbuffer.md)
- [surface](coreimage/ciimageprocessorinput/surface.md)