---
title: isActive
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: metal/mtlvertexattribute/isactive
---

# isActive

A Boolean value that indicates whether this vertex attribute is active.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion If false, this attribute is inactive and can be ignored.

## See Also

### Describing the attribute

- [name](metal/mtlvertexattribute/name.md)
- [attributeIndex](metal/mtlvertexattribute/attributeindex.md)
- [attributeType](metal/mtlvertexattribute/attributetype.md)
- [isPatchControlPointData](metal/mtlvertexattribute/ispatchcontrolpointdata.md)
- [isPatchData](metal/mtlvertexattribute/ispatchdata.md)