---
title: MTL4BinaryFunctionDescriptor
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: metal/mtl4binaryfunctiondescriptor
---

# MTL4BinaryFunctionDescriptor

Base interface for other function-derived interfaces.

## Declaration

```swift
class MTL4BinaryFunctionDescriptor
```

## Topics

### Instance Properties

- [functionDescriptor](metal/mtl4binaryfunctiondescriptor/functiondescriptor.md)
- [name](metal/mtl4binaryfunctiondescriptor/name.md)
- [options](metal/mtl4binaryfunctiondescriptor/options.md)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [NSObject](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class.md)

### Conforms To

- [CVarArg](swift/cvararg.md)
- [CustomDebugStringConvertible](swift/customdebugstringconvertible.md)
- [CustomStringConvertible](swift/customstringconvertible.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [NSCopying](foundation/nscopying.md)
- [NSObjectProtocol](objectivec/nsobjectprotocol.md)

## See Also

### Shader compilation

- [Metal libraries](metal/metal-libraries.md)
- [Metal dynamic libraries](metal/metal-dynamic-libraries.md)
- [Metal binary archives](metal/metal-binary-archives.md)
- [MTL4Compiler](metal/mtl4compiler.md)
- [MTL4CompilerDescriptor](metal/mtl4compilerdescriptor.md)
- [MTL4CompilerTaskOptions](metal/mtl4compilertaskoptions.md)
- [MTL4CompilerTaskStatus](metal/mtl4compilertaskstatus.md)
- [MTL4Archive](metal/mtl4archive.md)
- [MTL4BinaryFunction](metal/mtl4binaryfunction.md)
- [MTL4BinaryFunctionOptions](metal/mtl4binaryfunctionoptions.md)
- [MTL4PipelineStageDynamicLinkingDescriptor](metal/mtl4pipelinestagedynamiclinkingdescriptor.md)