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# MLMediaType

Specifies the media type associated with a particular media object. These constants are used to specify a media object’s [`mediaType`](/documentation/MediaLibrary/MLMediaObject/mediaType) attribute.

```
enum MLMediaType
```

## Topics

### Constants

[`MLMediaType.audio`](/documentation/MediaLibrary/MLMediaType/audio)

Audio media type.

[`MLMediaType.image`](/documentation/MediaLibrary/MLMediaType/image)

Image media type.

[`MLMediaType.movie`](/documentation/MediaLibrary/MLMediaType/movie)

Video media type.


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