---
title: "encode(to:primarySourceArray:secondarySourceArray:sourceGradient:gradientState:destinationArray:)"
framework: metalperformanceshaders
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "metalperformanceshaders/mpsndarraybinarysecondarygradientkernel/encode(to:primarysourcearray:secondarysourcearray:sourcegradient:gradientstate:destinationarray:)"
---

# encode(to:primarySourceArray:secondarySourceArray:sourceGradient:gradientState:destinationArray:)

## Declaration

```swift
func encode(to cmdBuf: any MTLCommandBuffer, primarySourceArray: MPSNDArray, secondarySourceArray: MPSNDArray, sourceGradient gradient: MPSNDArray, gradientState state: MPSState, destinationArray destination: MPSNDArray)
```