---
title: "videoComposition(_:shouldContinueValidatingAfterFindingEmptyTimeRange:)"
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "avfoundation/avvideocompositionvalidationhandling/videocomposition(_:shouldcontinuevalidatingafterfindingemptytimerange:)"
---

# videoComposition(_:shouldContinueValidatingAfterFindingEmptyTimeRange:)

Reports a time range that has no corresponding video composition instruction.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func videoComposition(_ videoComposition: AVVideoComposition, shouldContinueValidatingAfterFindingEmptyTimeRange timeRange: CMTimeRange) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `videoComposition`: The video composition being validated.
- `timeRange`: The time range that has no corresponding video composition instruction.

## Return Value

Return Value true if the video composition should continue validation in order to report additional problems that may exist, otherwise false.

## See Also

### Configuring validation methods

- [videoComposition(_:shouldContinueValidatingAfterFindingInvalidValueForKey:)](avfoundation/avvideocompositionvalidationhandling/videocomposition(_:shouldcontinuevalidatingafterfindinginvalidvalueforkey:).md)
- [videoComposition(_:shouldContinueValidatingAfterFindingInvalidTimeRangeIn:)](avfoundation/avvideocompositionvalidationhandling/videocomposition(_:shouldcontinuevalidatingafterfindinginvalidtimerangein:).md)
- [videoComposition(_:shouldContinueValidatingAfterFindingInvalidTrackIDIn:layerInstruction:asset:)](avfoundation/avvideocompositionvalidationhandling/videocomposition(_:shouldcontinuevalidatingafterfindinginvalidtrackidin:layerinstruction:asset:).md)