---
title: bufferPointerType
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: metal/mtlargument/bufferpointertype
---

# bufferPointerType

A description of the pointer to a buffer argument.

## Declaration

```swift
var bufferPointerType: MTLPointerType? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property describes the type of the pointer to the buffer.

## See Also

### Describing a buffer argument

- [bufferAlignment](metal/mtlargument/bufferalignment.md)
- [bufferDataSize](metal/mtlargument/bufferdatasize.md)
- [bufferDataType](metal/mtlargument/bufferdatatype.md)
- [bufferStructType](metal/mtlargument/bufferstructtype.md)