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

# name

The name of the argument.

## Declaration

```swift
var name: String { get }
```

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [Metal Shading Language Guide](apple-archive/documentation/Metal/Reference/MetalShadingLanguageGuide/Introduction.md)
- [Metal Programming Guide](apple-archive/documentation/Miscellaneous/Conceptual/MetalProgrammingGuide/Introduction.md)

### Describing the argument

- [isActive](metal/mtlargument/isactive.md)
- [index](metal/mtlargument/index.md)
- [type](metal/mtlargument/type.md)
- [access](metal/mtlargument/access.md)