---
title: "encode(to:sourceArrays:resultState:outputStateIsTemporary:)"
framework: metalperformanceshaders
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "metalperformanceshaders/mpsndarraymultiarykernel/encode(to:sourcearrays:resultstate:outputstateistemporary:)"
---

# encode(to:sourceArrays:resultState:outputStateIsTemporary:)

## Declaration

```swift
func encode(to cmdBuf: any MTLCommandBuffer, sourceArrays: [MPSNDArray], resultState outGradientState: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<MPSState?>?, outputStateIsTemporary: Bool) -> MPSNDArray
```