---
title: stopValidating()
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: avfoundation/avcaptionconversionvalidator/stopvalidating()
---

# stopValidating()

Stops the active validation operation.

## Declaration

```swift
func stopValidating()
```

## Discussion

Discussion You can call this method at any time, even within the validator’s callback to its handler. Calling this method stops validation and changes the status value to AVCaptionConversionValidator.Status.stopped.

## See Also

### Validating captions

- [validateCaptionConversion(warningHandler:)](avfoundation/avcaptionconversionvalidator/validatecaptionconversion(warninghandler:).md)
- [warnings](avfoundation/avcaptionconversionvalidator/warnings.md)
- [AVCaptionConversionWarning](avfoundation/avcaptionconversionwarning.md)