---
title: "metadataItems(from:filteredBy:)"
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: "avfoundation/avmetadataitem/metadataitems(from:filteredby:)"
---

# metadataItems(from:filteredBy:)

Returns filtered metadata items.

## Declaration

```swift
class func metadataItems(from metadataItems: [AVMetadataItem], filteredBy metadataItemFilter: AVMetadataItemFilter) -> [AVMetadataItem]
```

## Parameters

- `metadataItems`: The metadata items to filter.
- `metadataItemFilter`: The metadata item filter to apply.

## Return Value

Return Value The filtered array of metadata items.

## See Also

### Filtering arrays of metadata items

- [metadataItems(from:filteredByIdentifier:)](avfoundation/avmetadataitem/metadataitems(from:filteredbyidentifier:).md)
- [metadataItems(from:withKey:keySpace:)](avfoundation/avmetadataitem/metadataitems(from:withkey:keyspace:).md)
- [metadataItems(from:with:)](avfoundation/avmetadataitem/metadataitems(from:with:).md)
- [metadataItems(from:filteredAndSortedAccordingToPreferredLanguages:)](avfoundation/avmetadataitem/metadataitems(from:filteredandsortedaccordingtopreferredlanguages:).md)