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# add(_:)

Adds the specified media data collector to the player item’s collection of media collectors.

```
nonisolated func add(_ collector: AVPlayerItemMediaDataCollector)
```

## Parameters

`collector`

An instance of [`AVPlayerItemMediaDataCollector`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayerItemMediaDataCollector).

## Discussion

This method may incur additional I/O to collect the requested media data asynchronously.

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