---
title: skipCurrentEvent()
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: avfoundation/avplayerinterstitialeventcontroller/skipcurrentevent()
---

# skipCurrentEvent()

Causes the playback of the currently playing interstital event to be abandoned.

## Declaration

```swift
func skipCurrentEvent()
```

## Discussion

Discussion Note that coinciding events will NOT be skipped. This results in AVPlayerInterstitialEventMonitorCurrentEventSkippedNotification being posted. Has no effect while the currentEvent is nil.

## See Also

### Configuring the event schedule

- [events](avfoundation/avplayerinterstitialeventcontroller/events.md)
- [cancelCurrentEvent(withResumptionOffset:)](avfoundation/avplayerinterstitialeventcontroller/cancelcurrentevent(withresumptionoffset:).md)