---
title: elementType
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: metal/mtlarraytype/elementtype
---

# elementType

The data type of the array’s elements.

## Declaration

```swift
var elementType: MTLDataType { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion For information on possible values, see MTLDataType.

## See Also

### Describing the array elements

- [arrayLength](metal/mtlarraytype/arraylength.md)
- [stride](metal/mtlarraytype/stride.md)
- [argumentIndexStride](metal/mtlarraytype/argumentindexstride.md)