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# invalidatePlaybackState()

Invalidates the controller’s current playback state and fetches the updated state from the sample buffer playback delegate object.

```
func invalidatePlaybackState()
```

## Discussion

Call this method whenever you start or pause playback and when the underlying content duration changes.

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