---
title: format
framework: avfaudio
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfaudio/avreadonlyaudiopcmbuffer/format
---

# format

## Declaration

```swift
var format: AVAudioFormat { get }
```

## See Also

### Getting buffer properties

- [frameCapacity](avfaudio/avreadonlyaudiopcmbuffer/framecapacity.md)
- [frameLength](avfaudio/avreadonlyaudiopcmbuffer/framelength.md)
- [stride](avfaudio/avreadonlyaudiopcmbuffer/stride.md)