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# kAudioFormatProperty_HardwareCodecCapabilities

A `UInt32` value indicating the number of codecs from the specified list that can be used, if the application were to begin using them in the specified order. Set the `inSpecifier` parameter to an array of `AudioClassDescription` structures that describes a set of one or more audio codecs. If the property value is the same as the size of the array in the `inSpecifier` parameter, all of the specified codecs can be used.

```
var kAudioFormatProperty_HardwareCodecCapabilities: AudioFormatPropertyID { get }
```

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