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# MPMediaPlaylistCreationMetadata

A set of attributes for describing a playlist when creating it.

```
class MPMediaPlaylistCreationMetadata
```

## Overview

Use this class when creating a new playlist using the [`getPlaylist(with:creationMetadata:completionHandler:)`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaLibrary/getPlaylist(with:creationMetadata:completionHandler:)) method. The system adds the metadata to the playlist when you create it, however it ignores the metadata if the playlist already exists.

## Topics

### Creating metadata for a playlist

[`-  initWithName:`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaPlaylistCreationMetadata/init(name:))

Creates a new playlist metadata object with the designated name.

### Metadata for a playlist

[`authorDisplayName`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaPlaylistCreationMetadata/authorDisplayName)

App defined display name for the playlist.

[`descriptionText`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaPlaylistCreationMetadata/descriptionText)

The descriptive text for the playlist.

[`name`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMediaPlaylistCreationMetadata/name)

The playlist’s displayed name.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

### Inherits From

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

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