---
title: shouldBufferInAnticipationOfPlayback
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avdelegatingplaybackcoordinatorpausecommand/shouldbufferinanticipationofplayback
---

# shouldBufferInAnticipationOfPlayback

A Boolean value that indicates whether the player starts buffering in preparation for a request to begin playback.

## Declaration

```swift
var shouldBufferInAnticipationOfPlayback: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion A true value indicates that a participant player requests starting playback at the anticipatedPlaybackRate value.

## See Also

### Accessing command details

- [anticipatedPlaybackRate](avfoundation/avdelegatingplaybackcoordinatorpausecommand/anticipatedplaybackrate.md)