---
title: isSparse
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: metal/mtltexture/issparse
---

# isSparse

A Boolean value that indicates whether this is a sparse texture.

## Declaration

```swift
var isSparse: Bool { get }
```

```swift
optional var isSparse: Bool { get }
```

## See Also

### Querying sparse properties

- [firstMipmapInTail](metal/mtltexture/firstmipmapintail.md)
- [tailSizeInBytes](metal/mtltexture/tailsizeinbytes.md)