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# Metadata Format Types

Constants that represent media format types.

## Topics

### Constants

[`var kCMMetadataFormatType_Boxed: CMMetadataFormatType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMMetadataFormatType_Boxed)

CoreMedia boxed format.

[`var kCMMetadataFormatType_ICY: CMMetadataFormatType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMMetadataFormatType_ICY)

SHOUTCast format.

[`var kCMMetadataFormatType_ID3: CMMetadataFormatType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMMetadataFormatType_ID3)

ID3 format.

[`var kCMMetadataFormatType_EMSG: CMMetadataFormatType`](/documentation/CoreMedia/kCMMetadataFormatType_EMSG)


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