---
title: splitSamples()
framework: coremedia
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: coremedia/cmreadysamplebuffer/splitsamples()
---

# splitSamples()

Split sample buffer into a smaller representation, ideally carrying a single sample per resulting sample buffer.

## Declaration

```swift
func splitSamples() -> [CMReadySampleBuffer<Content>]
```

## Discussion

Discussion Each sample buffer in the returned array will have individual samples, referring to the sample data and containing correct timing, size and attachments. Array with a single element is returned if the samples in the sample buffer can not be separated. For example: if sample sizes are not present samples are non-contiguous (e.g. non-interleaved audio)