---
title: MLCDataType
framework: ML Compute
role: symbol
role_heading: Enumeration
platforms: [iOS 14.0+, iPadOS 14.0+, Mac Catalyst 14.0+, macOS 11.0+, tvOS 14.0+]
path: mlcompute/mlcdatatype
---

# MLCDataType

A tensor data type.

## Declaration

```swift
enum MLCDataType
```

## Topics

### Enumeration Cases

- [MLCDataType.float16](mlcompute/mlcdatatype/float16.md)
- [MLCDataType.float32](mlcompute/mlcdatatype/float32.md)
- [MLCDataType.boolean](mlcompute/mlcdatatype/boolean.md)
- [MLCDataType.int8](mlcompute/mlcdatatype/int8.md)
- [MLCDataType.int32](mlcompute/mlcdatatype/int32.md)
- [MLCDataType.int64](mlcompute/mlcdatatype/int64.md)
- [MLCDataType.uint8](mlcompute/mlcdatatype/uint8.md)

### Initializers

- [init(rawValue:)](mlcompute/mlcdatatype/init(rawvalue:).md)

## Relationships

### Conforms To

- [BitwiseCopyable](swift/bitwisecopyable.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [RawRepresentable](swift/rawrepresentable.md)
- [Sendable](swift/sendable.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)

## See Also

### Creating Tensors with Descriptors

- [init(descriptor:)](mlcompute/mlctensor/init(descriptor:).md)
- [init(descriptor:data:)](mlcompute/mlctensor/init(descriptor:data:).md)
- [init(descriptor:fillWithData:)](mlcompute/mlctensor/init(descriptor:fillwithdata:).md)
- [init(descriptor:randomInitializerType:)](mlcompute/mlctensor/init(descriptor:randominitializertype:).md)
- [MLCTensorDescriptor](mlcompute/mlctensordescriptor.md)
- [MLCTensorData](mlcompute/mlctensordata.md)
- [MLCRandomInitializerType](mlcompute/mlcrandominitializertype.md)