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# CPPlaybackConfiguration

```
@MainActor class CPPlaybackConfiguration
```

## Overview

\note The preferred presentation of playback may be used to prepare the system for playback of that content.

## Topics

### Initializers

[`init?(coder: NSCoder)`](/documentation/CarPlay/CPPlaybackConfiguration/init(coder:))

[`init(preferredPresentation: CPPlaybackConfiguration.Presentation, playbackAction: CPPlaybackConfiguration.Action, elapsedTime: CMTime, duration: CMTime)`](/documentation/CarPlay/CPPlaybackConfiguration/init(preferredPresentation:playbackAction:elapsedTime:duration:))

Initialize a description of the playable media content that is represented by template items.

### Instance Properties

[`var duration: CMTime`](/documentation/CarPlay/CPPlaybackConfiguration/duration)

The total duration of the media content as a CMTime value. Provide 0 if the duration of the content is unknown or unavailable, for example in live-streaming content.

[`var elapsedTime: CMTime`](/documentation/CarPlay/CPPlaybackConfiguration/elapsedTime)

The elapsed playback time as a CMTime value.

[`var playbackAction: CPPlaybackConfiguration.Action`](/documentation/CarPlay/CPPlaybackConfiguration/playbackAction)

The playback action to perform on this item, such as play, pause, or replay.

[`var preferredPresentation: CPPlaybackConfiguration.Presentation`](/documentation/CarPlay/CPPlaybackConfiguration/preferredPresentation)

The style of media presentation shown after selecting the item.

### Enumerations

[`enum Action`](/documentation/CarPlay/CPPlaybackConfiguration/Action)

The playback action to perform on the item.

[`enum Presentation`](/documentation/CarPlay/CPPlaybackConfiguration/Presentation)

The style of media presentation shown after selecting the item.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`NSCopying`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCopying)

[`NSSecureCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSSecureCoding)

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

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

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

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

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

### Inherits From

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

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