---
title: binaryArchives
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: metal/mtltilerenderpipelinedescriptor/binaryarchives
---

# binaryArchives

An array of binary archives to search for precompiled versions of the shader.

## Declaration

```swift
var binaryArchives: [any MTLBinaryArchive]? { get set }
```

## See Also

### Specifying precompiled shader binaries

- [supportAddingBinaryFunctions](metal/mtltilerenderpipelinedescriptor/supportaddingbinaryfunctions.md)