---
title: componentDescription
framework: audiotoolbox
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: audiotoolbox/auaudiounit/componentdescription
---

# componentDescription

The component description with which the audio unit was created.

## Declaration

```swift
var componentDescription: AudioComponentDescription { get }
```

## See Also

### Describing the Audio Unit

- [component](audiotoolbox/auaudiounit/component.md)
- [componentName](audiotoolbox/auaudiounit/componentname.md)
- [componentVersion](audiotoolbox/auaudiounit/componentversion.md)
- [audioUnitName](audiotoolbox/auaudiounit/audiounitname.md)
- [audioUnitShortName](audiotoolbox/auaudiounit/audiounitshortname.md)
- [manufacturerName](audiotoolbox/auaudiounit/manufacturername.md)