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url: /api/core/texture/functions/createFloatDataTexture.md
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# createFloatDataTexture()

```ts
function createFloatDataTexture(
  data: number[] | Float32Array<ArrayBufferLike>,
): DataTextureParams;
```

Creates texture parameters for a float data texture.
Useful for passing arbitrary numerical data to shaders.

[Example: particles](/examples/gpgpu/particles/)

## Parameters

### data

`number`\[] | `Float32Array`<`ArrayBufferLike`>

Flat array or Float32Array of data. Must have 4 components per element (RGBA).

## Returns

[`DataTextureParams`](../type-aliases/DataTextureParams.md)