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# setParticipantLimit(_:forWaitingOutSuspensionsWithReason:)

Sets a limit on the number of partipants that a group may contain before the coordinator stops waiting on suspensions that occur for a particular reason.

```
func setParticipantLimit(_ participantLimit: Int, forWaitingOutSuspensionsWithReason reason: AVCoordinatedPlaybackSuspension.Reason)
```

## Parameters

`participantLimit`

The number of participants.

`reason`

The suspension reason to set a limit for.

## Discussion

This method provides additional configuration of the values your app sets for the [`suspensionReasonsThatTriggerWaiting`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlaybackCoordinator/suspensionReasonsThatTriggerWaiting) property. When a coordinator decides whether one participant’s suspensions cause others to wait, it also considers any participant limits that you set on the group.

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