---
title: preferredMediaSelection
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: avfoundation/avpartialasyncproperty/preferredmediaselection
---

# preferredMediaSelection

The default media selections for the media selection groups of an asset.

## Declaration

```swift
static var preferredMediaSelection: AVAsyncProperty<Root, AVMediaSelection> { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use the load(_:isolation:) method to retrieve the property value.

## See Also

### Loading media selections

- [allMediaSelections](avfoundation/avpartialasyncproperty/allmediaselections.md)
- [availableMediaCharacteristicsWithMediaSelectionOptions](avfoundation/avpartialasyncproperty/availablemediacharacteristicswithmediaselectionoptions.md)
- [loadMediaSelectionGroup(for:completionHandler:)](avfoundation/avasset/loadmediaselectiongroup(for:completionhandler:).md)