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# metadataObjectsDelegate

The delegate of the capture metadata output object.

```
var metadataObjectsDelegate: (any AVCaptureMetadataOutputObjectsDelegate)? { get }
```

## Discussion

The delegate object must conform to the [`AVCaptureMetadataOutputObjectsDelegate`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureMetadataOutputObjectsDelegate) protocol. The object in this property is used to process all metadata objects captured from the capture metadata output object’s connection.

To set the delegate object, you must use the [`setMetadataObjectsDelegate(_:queue:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureMetadataOutput/setMetadataObjectsDelegate(_:queue:)) method.

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