---
title: mediaCharacteristic
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avmediapresentationsetting/mediacharacteristic
---

# mediaCharacteristic

Provides the media characteristic that corresponds to the selectable setting.

## Declaration

```swift
var mediaCharacteristic: AVMediaCharacteristic { get }
```

## See Also

### Identifying the setting

- [displayName(forLocaleIdentifier:)](avfoundation/avmediapresentationsetting/displayname(forlocaleidentifier:).md)