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# kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterIDName

A shortened version of an audio unit parameter name, suitable for compact display situations.

```
var kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterIDName: AudioUnitPropertyID { get }
```

## Discussion

In your host application, you specify the desired length for the shortened version of the name by setting the `inDesiredLength` field in this property. For the full-length version of an audio unit parameter name, see the `kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterInfo` property.

Value is a read-only [`AudioUnitParameterNameInfo`](/documentation/AudioToolbox/AudioUnitParameterNameInfo) data structure, valid on any audio unit scope.

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