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

# videoComposition(_:shouldContinueValidatingAfterFindingInvalidTimeRangeIn:)

Reports a video composition instruction with a time range that is invalid.

## Declaration

```swift
optional func videoComposition(_ videoComposition: AVVideoComposition, shouldContinueValidatingAfterFindingInvalidTimeRangeIn videoCompositionInstruction: any AVVideoCompositionInstructionProtocol) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `videoComposition`: The video composition being validated.
- `videoCompositionInstruction`: The 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.

## Discussion

Discussion A time range is considered invalid when it overlaps with the time range of a prior instruction, or that contains times earlier than the time range of a prior instruction

## See Also

### Configuring validation methods

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