---
title: "withContiguousStorageIfAvailable(_:)"
framework: tabulardata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "tabulardata/column/withcontiguousstorageifavailable(_:)-539v3"
---

# withContiguousStorageIfAvailable(_:)

This method always returns nil without calling body.

## Declaration

```swift
func withContiguousStorageIfAvailable<R>(_ body: (UnsafeBufferPointer<WrappedElement?>) throws -> R) rethrows -> R?
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use the version of this method that uses a buffer of non-optional elements.