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# DDDevice.MediaPlaybackState

States that indicate the status of a device’s media playback.

```
enum MediaPlaybackState
```

## Overview

The device ([`DDDevice`](/documentation/DeviceDiscoveryExtension/DDDevice)) property [`mediaPlaybackState`](/documentation/DeviceDiscoveryExtension/DDDevice/mediaPlaybackState-swift.property) is of this type.

## Topics

### Distinguishing media playback states

[`case noContent`](/documentation/DeviceDiscoveryExtension/DDDevice/MediaPlaybackState-swift.enum/noContent)

A state that indicates when the device plays no content.

[`case paused`](/documentation/DeviceDiscoveryExtension/DDDevice/MediaPlaybackState-swift.enum/paused)

A state that indicates when content playback for the device pauses.

[`case playing`](/documentation/DeviceDiscoveryExtension/DDDevice/MediaPlaybackState-swift.enum/playing)

A state that indicates when the device plays media.

### Initializers

[`init?(rawValue: Int)`](/documentation/DeviceDiscoveryExtension/DDDevice/MediaPlaybackState-swift.enum/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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