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# status

The ability of the display layer to be used for enqueuing sample buffers.

```
var status: AVQueuedSampleBufferRenderingStatus { get }
```

## Discussion

Apple discourages the use of this symbol in iOS 17, tvOS 17, and macOS 14 and later. Use [`status`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVSampleBufferVideoRenderer/status) on [`sampleBufferRenderer`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVSampleBufferDisplayLayer/sampleBufferRenderer) instead.

The value of this property is an [`AVQueuedSampleBufferRenderingStatus`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVQueuedSampleBufferRenderingStatus) that indicates whether the receiver can be used for enqueuing sample buffers.

When the value of this property is [`AVQueuedSampleBufferRenderingStatus.failed`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVQueuedSampleBufferRenderingStatus/failed), the receiver can no longer be used and a new instance needs to be created in its place. When this happens, clients can check the value of the [`error`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVSampleBufferDisplayLayer/error) property to determine the failure.

This property supports key-value observing.

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