files/en-us/web/api/gpucomputepassencoder/label/index.md
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The label read-only property of the
{{domxref("GPUComputePassEncoder")}} interface is a string providing a label that can be used to identify the object, for example in {{domxref("GPUError")}} messages or console warnings.
This can be set by providing a label property in the descriptor object passed into the originating {{domxref("GPUCommandEncoder.beginComputePass()")}} call, or you can get and set it directly on the GPUComputePassEncoder object.
A string. If no label value has previously been set, getting the label returns an empty string.
Setting and getting a label via GPUComputePassEncoder.label:
const commandEncoder = device.createCommandEncoder();
const passEncoder = commandEncoder.beginComputePass();
passEncoder.label = "my_compute_pass_encoder";
console.log(passEncoder.label); // "my_compute_pass_encoder"
Setting a label via the originating {{domxref("GPUCommandEncoder.beginComputePass()")}} call, and then getting it via GPUComputePassEncoder.label:
const commandEncoder = device.createCommandEncoder();
const passEncoder = commandEncoder.beginComputePass({
label: "my_compute_pass_encoder",
});
console.log(passEncoder.label); // "my_compute_pass_encoder"
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