---
title: buffer
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: swift/managedbufferpointer/buffer
---

# buffer

Returns the object instance being used for storage.

## Declaration

```swift
var buffer: AnyObject { get }
```

## See Also

### Inspecting a Buffer

- [capacity](swift/managedbufferpointer/capacity.md)
- [header](swift/managedbufferpointer/header.md)
- [isUniqueReference()](swift/managedbufferpointer/isuniquereference().md)