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# AVMediaSelectionOption

An object that represents a specific option for the presentation of media within a group of options.

```
class AVMediaSelectionOption
```

## Topics

### Accessing media information

[`mediaType`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/mediaType)

The media type of the media data.

[`mediaSubTypes`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/mediaSubTypes)

The media sub-types of the media data associated with the option.

[`hasMediaCharacteristic(_:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/hasMediaCharacteristic(_:))

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver has media with the given media characteristic.

### Managing metadata

[`commonMetadata`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/commonMetadata)

An array of metadata items for each common metadata key for which a value is available.

[`availableMetadataFormats`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/availableMetadataFormats)

The metadata formats that contain metadata associated with the option.

[`metadata(forFormat:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/metadata(forFormat:))

Returns an array of metadata items—one for each metadata item in the container of a given format.

### Determining playability

[`isPlayable`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/isPlayable)

A Boolean value that indicates whether the media selection option is playable.

### Getting the language and locale settings

[`displayName`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/displayName)

A string suitable for display using the current system locale.

[`displayName(with:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/displayName(with:))

Returns a string suitable for display using the specified locale.

[`locale`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/locale)

The locale for which the media option was authored.

[`extendedLanguageTag`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/extendedLanguageTag)

The IETF BCP 47 language tag associated with the option

### Getting the associated media selection option

[`associatedMediaSelectionOption(in:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/associatedMediaSelectionOption(in:))

Returns a media selection option associated with the receiver in a given group.

### Creating a Now Playing language option

[`makeNowPlayingInfoLanguageOption()`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/makeNowPlayingInfoLanguageOption())

Creates a language option for a media selection option.

### Creating a property list representation

[`propertyList()`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVMediaSelectionOption/propertyList())

Returns a serializable property list that’s sufficient to identify the option within its group.


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