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# extendedMetadata

An accessor to other asset properties.

```
var extendedMetadata: PHAssetExtendedMetadata { get }
```

## Discussion

By default these properties are fetched on demand. They can be prefetched by
toggling `PHFetchOptions.prefetchAssetExtendedMetadata`.

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