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# AVPlayer.WaitingReason

The reasons a player is waiting to begin or resume playback.

```
struct WaitingReason
```

## Topics

### Player waiting reasons

[`evaluatingBufferingRate`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/WaitingReason/evaluatingBufferingRate)

The player is waiting because it’s monitoring the buffer’s fill rate to determine whether playback is likely to complete without interruptions.

[`noItemToPlay`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/WaitingReason/noItemToPlay)

The player is waiting because there’s no item to play.

[`toMinimizeStalls`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/WaitingReason/toMinimizeStalls)

The player is waiting for appropriate playback conditions before starting playback.

[`interstitialEvent`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/WaitingReason/interstitialEvent)

The player is waiting for an interstitial event to complete.

[`waitingForCoordinatedPlayback`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/WaitingReason/waitingForCoordinatedPlayback)

The player is waiting for another participant in a coordinated playback session.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayer/WaitingReason/init(rawValue:))

Creates a waiting reason with a string value.


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