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# providerConfiguration

A [`NEFilterProviderConfiguration`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEFilterProviderConfiguration) object containing the filter configuration settings.

```
var providerConfiguration: NEFilterProviderConfiguration? { get set }
```

## Discussion

If this property is nil after calling `loadFromPreferencesWithCompletionHandler:`, then the filter configuration does not exist in the Network Extension preferences.

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