---
title: MTLAttributeFormat.short
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: metal/mtlattributeformat/short
---

# MTLAttributeFormat.short

A 16-bit, signed integer value.

## Declaration

```swift
case short
```

## See Also

### 16-bit integer formats

- [MTLAttributeFormat.short2](metal/mtlattributeformat/short2.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.short3](metal/mtlattributeformat/short3.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.short4](metal/mtlattributeformat/short4.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.ushort](metal/mtlattributeformat/ushort.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.ushort2](metal/mtlattributeformat/ushort2.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.ushort3](metal/mtlattributeformat/ushort3.md)
- [MTLAttributeFormat.ushort4](metal/mtlattributeformat/ushort4.md)