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# PHASEAsset

A base class that adds a name to framework assets.

```
class PHASEAsset
```

## Overview

Through inheritance, this class adds a string [`identifier`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEAsset/identifier) to subclasses, for example, [`PHASESoundAsset`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESoundAsset) and [`PHASESoundEventNodeAsset`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESoundEventNodeAsset).

PHASE generates objects of this type based on template [`PHASEDefinition`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEDefinition) subclasses. For example, PHASE gives you a [`PHASESoundEventNodeAsset`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESoundEventNodeAsset) when you register a [`PHASESoundEventNodeDefinition`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESoundEventNodeDefinition) with the asset registry via [`registerSoundEventAsset(rootNode:identifier:)`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEAssetRegistry/registerSoundEventAsset(rootNode:identifier:)).

## Topics

### Identifying an Asset

[`identifier`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEAsset/identifier)

A unique name for the asset.

### Classifying an Asset

[`AssetType`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEAsset/AssetType)

Options that determine how PHASE manages sound assets in memory.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

### Inherited By

[`PHASEGlobalMetaParameterAsset`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEGlobalMetaParameterAsset)

[`PHASESoundEventNodeAsset`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESoundEventNodeAsset)

[`PHASESoundAsset`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESoundAsset)

### Inherits From

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

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