---
title: "setSettingsString(_:)"
framework: Professional Video Applications
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [provideo encoder extensions 1.0+]
path: "professional_video_applications/compressorextensionsettings/setsettingsstring(_:)"
---

# setSettingsString(_:)

Sets the encoder settings based on the string value supplied.

## Declaration

```swift
func setSettingsString(_ settings: String!)
```

## Parameters

- `settings`: Updated values for encoder settings in UTF_8 XML format. If the string value is NULL, set it to the default values.

## See Also

### Configuring Extension Settings

- [audioEnabled](professional_video_applications/compressorextensionsettings/audioenabled.md)
- [videoEnabled](professional_video_applications/compressorextensionsettings/videoenabled.md)
- [CompressorExtensionSettingsPtr](professional_video_applications/compressorextensionsettingsptr.md)