---
title: MTLDispatchType.serial
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: metal/mtldispatchtype/serial
---

# MTLDispatchType.serial

Sets a command encoder to dispatch encoded commands serially during your pass.

## Declaration

```swift
case serial
```

## See Also

### Execution dispatch types

- [MTLDispatchType.concurrent](metal/mtldispatchtype/concurrent.md)