---
title: categoryOptions
framework: avfaudio
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfaudio/avaudiosession/categoryoptions-swift.property
---

# categoryOptions

The set of options associated with the current audio session category.

## Declaration

```swift
var categoryOptions: AVAudioSession.CategoryOptions { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion You use category options to tailor the behavior of the active audio session category. See AVAudioSession.CategoryOptions for the supported values.

## See Also

### Inspecting the category configuration

- [category](avfaudio/avaudiosession/category-swift.property.md)
- [availableCategories](avfaudio/avaudiosession/availablecategories.md)
- [AVAudioSession.Category](avfaudio/avaudiosession/category-swift.struct.md)
- [AVAudioSession.CategoryOptions](avfaudio/avaudiosession/categoryoptions-swift.struct.md)
- [farFieldInput](avfaudio/avaudiosession/categoryoptions-swift.struct/farfieldinput.md)