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# init(markerType:forTextRange:atByteSampleOffset:)

Creates a marker with a type and location of the request’s text.

```
init(markerType type: AVSpeechSynthesisMarker.Mark, forTextRange range: NSRange, atByteSampleOffset byteSampleOffset: Int)
```

## Parameters

`type`

The type that describes the text.

`range`

The location and length of the request’s text.

`byteSampleOffset`

The byte offset into the audio buffer.

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