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# layoutTag

The audio channel’s underlying layout tag.

```
var layoutTag: AudioChannelLayoutTag { get }
```

## See Also

[`layoutWithLayoutTag:`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioChannelLayout/layoutWithLayoutTag:)

Creates an audio channel layout object from an audio channel layout tag.

[`init(layoutTag:)`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioChannelLayout/init(layoutTag:))

Creates an audio channel layout object from a layout tag.


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