```
public interface MTLArgumentEncoder
```
[@protocol] MTLArgumentEncoder MTLArgumentEncoder encodes buffer, texture, sampler, and constant data into a buffer. API-Since: 11.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`long`	`alignment()`	[@property] alignment The alignment in bytes required to store the encoded resource bindings.
`@NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.VoidPtr`	`constantDataAtIndex(long index)`	constantDataAtIndex: Returns a pointer to the constant data at the given bind point index.
`@NotNull MTLDevice`	`device()`	[@property] device The device this argument encoder was created against.
`long`	`encodedLength()`	[@property] encodedLength The number of bytes required to store the encoded resource bindings.
`@Nullable java.lang.String`	`label()`	[@property] label A string to help identify this object.
`@Nullable MTLArgumentEncoder`	`newArgumentEncoderForBufferAtIndex(long index)`	newArgumentEncoderForBufferAtIndex: Returns a pointer to a new MTLArgumentEncoder that can be used to encode the an argument buffer in the buffer associated with a given index.
`void`	`setAccelerationStructureAtIndex(@Nullable MTLAccelerationStructure accelerationStructure, long index)`	API-Since: 14.0
`void`	`setArgumentBufferOffset(@Nullable MTLBuffer argumentBuffer, long offset)`	setArgumentBuffer:offset: Sets the destination buffer and offset at which the arguments will be encoded.
`void`	`setArgumentBufferStartOffsetArrayElement(@Nullable MTLBuffer argumentBuffer, long startOffset, long arrayElement)`	* @method setArgumentBuffer:offset:arrayElement: * @brief Sets the destination buffer, starting offset and specific array element arguments will be encoded into.
`void`	`setBufferOffsetAtIndex(@Nullable MTLBuffer buffer, long offset, long index)`	setBuffer:offset:atIndex: Set a buffer at the given bind point index.
`void`	`setBuffersOffsetsWithRange(@NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> buffers, @NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.ConstNUIntPtr offsets, NSRange range)`	setBuffers:offsets:withRange: Set an array of buffers at the given bind point index range.
`void`	`setComputePipelineStateAtIndex(@Nullable MTLComputePipelineState pipeline, long index)`	setComputePipelineState:atIndex Sets a compute pipeline state at a given bind point index API-Since: 13.0
`void`	`setComputePipelineStatesWithRange(@NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> pipelines, NSRange range)`	setComputePipelineStates:withRange Set an array of compute pipeline states at a given bind point index range API-Since: 13.0
`void`	`setIndirectCommandBufferAtIndex(@Nullable MTLIndirectCommandBuffer indirectCommandBuffer, long index)`	setIndirectCommandBuffer:atIndex Sets an indirect command buffer at a given bind point index API-Since: 12.0
`void`	`setIndirectCommandBuffersWithRange(@NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> buffers, NSRange range)`	setIndirectCommandBuffers:withRange: Set an array of indirect command buffers at the given bind point index range.
`void`	`setIntersectionFunctionTableAtIndex(@Nullable MTLIntersectionFunctionTable intersectionFunctionTable, long index)`	setIntersectionFunctionTable:atIndex: Set an intersection function table at the given buffer index API-Since: 14.0
`void`	`setIntersectionFunctionTablesWithRange(@NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> intersectionFunctionTables, NSRange range)`	setIntersectionFunctionTables:withRange: Set intersection function tables at the given buffer index range API-Since: 14.0
`void`	`setLabel(@Nullable java.lang.String value)`	[@property] label A string to help identify this object.
`void`	`setRenderPipelineStateAtIndex(@Nullable MTLRenderPipelineState pipeline, long index)`	setRenderPipelineState:atIndex Sets a render pipeline state at a given bind point index API-Since: 13.0
`void`	`setRenderPipelineStatesWithRange(@NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> pipelines, NSRange range)`	setRenderPipelineStates:withRange Set an array of render pipeline states at a given bind point index range API-Since: 13.0
`void`	`setSamplerStateAtIndex(@Nullable MTLSamplerState sampler, long index)`	setSamplerState:atIndex: Set a sampler at the given bind point index.
`void`	`setSamplerStatesWithRange(@NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> samplers, NSRange range)`	setSamplerStates:withRange: Set an array of samplers at the given bind point index range.
`void`	`setTextureAtIndex(@Nullable MTLTexture texture, long index)`	setTexture:atIndex: Set a texture at the given bind point index.
`void`	`setTexturesWithRange(@NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> textures, NSRange range)`	setTextures:withRange: Set an array of textures at the given bind point index range.
`void`	`setVisibleFunctionTableAtIndex(@Nullable MTLVisibleFunctionTable visibleFunctionTable, long index)`	setVisibleFunctionTable:atIndex: Set a visible function table at the given buffer index API-Since: 14.0
`void`	`setVisibleFunctionTablesWithRange(@NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> visibleFunctionTables, NSRange range)`	setVisibleFunctionTables:withRange: Set visible function tables at the given buffer index range API-Since: 14.0

Method Detail

alignment
```
long alignment()
```
[@property] alignment The alignment in bytes required to store the encoded resource bindings.

constantDataAtIndex
```
@NotNull
@NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.VoidPtr constantDataAtIndex(long index)
```
constantDataAtIndex: Returns a pointer to the constant data at the given bind point index.

device
```
@NotNull
@NotNull MTLDevice device()
```
[@property] device The device this argument encoder was created against.

encodedLength
```
long encodedLength()
```
[@property] encodedLength The number of bytes required to store the encoded resource bindings.

label
```
@Nullable
@Nullable java.lang.String label()
```
[@property] label A string to help identify this object.

setArgumentBufferOffset

void setArgumentBufferOffset(@Nullable
                             @Nullable MTLBuffer argumentBuffer,
                             long offset)

setArgumentBuffer:offset: Sets the destination buffer and offset at which the arguments will be encoded.

setArgumentBufferStartOffsetArrayElement
```
void setArgumentBufferStartOffsetArrayElement(@Nullable
                                              @Nullable MTLBuffer argumentBuffer,
                                              long startOffset,
                                              long arrayElement)
```
* @method setArgumentBuffer:offset:arrayElement: * @brief Sets the destination buffer, starting offset and specific array element arguments will be encoded into. arrayElement represents the desired element of IAB array targetted by encoding

setBufferOffsetAtIndex

void setBufferOffsetAtIndex(@Nullable
                            @Nullable MTLBuffer buffer,
                            long offset,
                            long index)

setBuffer:offset:atIndex: Set a buffer at the given bind point index.

setBuffersOffsetsWithRange

void setBuffersOffsetsWithRange(@NotNull
                                @NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> buffers,
                                @NotNull
                                @NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.ConstNUIntPtr offsets,
                                NSRange range)

setBuffers:offsets:withRange: Set an array of buffers at the given bind point index range.

setLabel

void setLabel(@Nullable
              @Nullable java.lang.String value)

[@property] label A string to help identify this object.

setSamplerStateAtIndex

void setSamplerStateAtIndex(@Nullable
                            @Nullable MTLSamplerState sampler,
                            long index)

setSamplerState:atIndex: Set a sampler at the given bind point index.

setSamplerStatesWithRange

void setSamplerStatesWithRange(@NotNull
                               @NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> samplers,
                               NSRange range)

setSamplerStates:withRange: Set an array of samplers at the given bind point index range.

setTextureAtIndex

void setTextureAtIndex(@Nullable
                       @Nullable MTLTexture texture,
                       long index)

setTexture:atIndex: Set a texture at the given bind point index.

setTexturesWithRange

void setTexturesWithRange(@NotNull
                          @NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> textures,
                          NSRange range)

setTextures:withRange: Set an array of textures at the given bind point index range.

newArgumentEncoderForBufferAtIndex
```
@Nullable
@Nullable MTLArgumentEncoder newArgumentEncoderForBufferAtIndex(long index)
```
newArgumentEncoderForBufferAtIndex: Returns a pointer to a new MTLArgumentEncoder that can be used to encode the an argument buffer in the buffer associated with a given index. Returns nil if the resource at the given index is not an argument buffer. API-Since: 11.0

setComputePipelineStateAtIndex

void setComputePipelineStateAtIndex(@Nullable
                                    @Nullable MTLComputePipelineState pipeline,
                                    long index)

setComputePipelineState:atIndex Sets a compute pipeline state at a given bind point index API-Since: 13.0

setComputePipelineStatesWithRange

void setComputePipelineStatesWithRange(@NotNull
                                       @NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> pipelines,
                                       NSRange range)

setComputePipelineStates:withRange Set an array of compute pipeline states at a given bind point index range API-Since: 13.0

setIndirectCommandBufferAtIndex

void setIndirectCommandBufferAtIndex(@Nullable
                                     @Nullable MTLIndirectCommandBuffer indirectCommandBuffer,
                                     long index)

setIndirectCommandBuffer:atIndex Sets an indirect command buffer at a given bind point index API-Since: 12.0

setIndirectCommandBuffersWithRange

void setIndirectCommandBuffersWithRange(@NotNull
                                        @NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> buffers,
                                        NSRange range)

setIndirectCommandBuffers:withRange: Set an array of indirect command buffers at the given bind point index range. API-Since: 12.0

setRenderPipelineStateAtIndex

void setRenderPipelineStateAtIndex(@Nullable
                                   @Nullable MTLRenderPipelineState pipeline,
                                   long index)

setRenderPipelineState:atIndex Sets a render pipeline state at a given bind point index API-Since: 13.0

setRenderPipelineStatesWithRange

void setRenderPipelineStatesWithRange(@NotNull
                                      @NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> pipelines,
                                      NSRange range)

setRenderPipelineStates:withRange Set an array of render pipeline states at a given bind point index range API-Since: 13.0

setAccelerationStructureAtIndex

void setAccelerationStructureAtIndex(@Nullable
                                     @Nullable MTLAccelerationStructure accelerationStructure,
                                     long index)

API-Since: 14.0

setIntersectionFunctionTableAtIndex

void setIntersectionFunctionTableAtIndex(@Nullable
                                         @Nullable MTLIntersectionFunctionTable intersectionFunctionTable,
                                         long index)

setIntersectionFunctionTable:atIndex: Set an intersection function table at the given buffer index API-Since: 14.0

setIntersectionFunctionTablesWithRange

void setIntersectionFunctionTablesWithRange(@NotNull
                                            @NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> intersectionFunctionTables,
                                            NSRange range)

setIntersectionFunctionTables:withRange: Set intersection function tables at the given buffer index range API-Since: 14.0

setVisibleFunctionTableAtIndex

void setVisibleFunctionTableAtIndex(@Nullable
                                    @Nullable MTLVisibleFunctionTable visibleFunctionTable,
                                    long index)

setVisibleFunctionTable:atIndex: Set a visible function table at the given buffer index API-Since: 14.0

setVisibleFunctionTablesWithRange

void setVisibleFunctionTablesWithRange(@NotNull
                                       @NotNull org.moe.natj.general.ptr.Ptr<org.moe.natj.objc.ObjCObject> visibleFunctionTables,
                                       NSRange range)

setVisibleFunctionTables:withRange: Set visible function tables at the given buffer index range API-Since: 14.0

Interface MTLArgumentEncoder