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# AVAudioSession.DeactivationContext

An object that describes why and how the audio session deactivated.

```
class DeactivationContext
```

## Topics

### Getting the deactivation details

[`var source: AVAudioSession.DeactivationSource`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/DeactivationContext/source)

The source of the audio session deactivation.

[`var interruptionContext: AVAudioSession.InterruptionContext?`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/DeactivationContext/interruptionContext)

Context about the interruption that caused deactivation.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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