---
title: startDate
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avplayeritemsegment/startdate
---

# startDate

The date at which a segment starts.

## Declaration

```swift
var startDate: Date? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This value is nil if the primary item doesn’t contain dates.

## See Also

### Inspecting the segment

- [timeMapping](avfoundation/avplayeritemsegment/timemapping.md)
- [loadedTimeRanges](avfoundation/avplayeritemsegment/loadedtimeranges-879hc.md)
- [interstitialEvent](avfoundation/avplayeritemsegment/interstitialevent.md)