# representativeItem A media item whose properties are representative of the other media items in a collection. ``` var representativeItem: MPMediaItem? { get } ``` ## Discussion The media items in a collection typically share common property values, owing to how you built the collection. For example, if you build a collection based on a predicate that uses the [`MPMediaItemPropertyArtist`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaItemPropertyArtist) property, all items in the collection share the same artist name. You can use the `representativeItem` property to efficiently obtain values for such common properties—often more efficiently than fetching an item from the [`items`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaItemCollection/items) array. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)