# GetItemMergedSamplesMetadataAsFloat(int, int, int)

> Returns float representation of hierarchy item metadata value.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor.Profiling](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/profiling.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor.CoreModule

```csharp
public float GetItemMergedSamplesMetadataAsFloat(int id, int sampleIndex, int metadataIndex)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[int]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32)): Hierarchy item identifier.**** (\[int]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32)): Merged sample index.**** (\[int]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32)): Metadata index.

### Returns

| Type                                                          | Description                             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| [float](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single) | Returns value of the metadata as float. |

### Remarks

**Throws:**

*System.ArgumentException* if *id* is invalid. *System.IndexOutOfRangeException* if *sampleIndex* is not in the range from 0 to [HierarchyFrameDataView.GetItemMergedSamplesCount](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/profiling/hierarchyframedataview/getitemmergedsamplescount.md). *System.IndexOutOfRangeException* if *medataIndex* is not in the range from 0 to [HierarchyFrameDataView.GetItemMergedSamplesMetadataCount](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/profiling/hierarchyframedataview/getitemmergedsamplesmetadatacount.md).

Additional Resources: [HierarchyFrameDataView.GetItemMergedSamplesCount](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/profiling/hierarchyframedataview/getitemmergedsamplescount.md), [HierarchyFrameDataView.GetItemMergedSamplesMetadataCount](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/profiling/hierarchyframedataview/getitemmergedsamplesmetadatacount.md), [HierarchyFrameDataView.GetItemMetadataAsFloat](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/profiling/hierarchyframedataview/getitemmetadataasfloat.md).