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# selectMediaPresentationLanguage(_:for:)

When the associated AVPlayer’s appliesMediaSelectionCriteriaAutomatically property is set to YES, configures the player item to prefer a particular language, replacing any previous preference for available languages of the specified group’s custom media selection scheme.

```
func selectMediaPresentationLanguage(_ language: String, for mediaSelectionGroup: AVMediaSelectionGroup)
```

## Parameters

`mediaSelectionGroup`

The media selection group, obtained from the receiver’s asset, to which the specified setting is to be applied.

## Discussion

Overrides preferences for languages specified by the AVPlayer’s current media selection criteria.
This method has no effect when the associated AVPlayer’s appliesMediaSelectionCriteriaAutomatically property has a value of NO, in which case you must use -selectMediaOption:inMediaSelectionGroup: instead in order to alter the presentation state of the media.

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