---
title: Component name
framework: quicktime-file-format
role: symbol
role_heading: Data field
path: quicktime-file-format/handler_reference_atom/component_name
---

# Component name

A counted string that specifies the name of the component — that is, the media handler used when this media was created.

## Overview

Overview This field may contain a zero-length (empty) string.

## See Also

### Data fields

- [Size](quicktime-file-format/handler_reference_atom/size.md)
- [Type](quicktime-file-format/handler_reference_atom/type.md)
- [Version](quicktime-file-format/handler_reference_atom/version.md)
- [Flags](quicktime-file-format/handler_reference_atom/flags.md)
- [Component type](quicktime-file-format/handler_reference_atom/component_type.md)
- [Component subtype](quicktime-file-format/handler_reference_atom/component_subtype.md)
- [Component manufacturer](quicktime-file-format/handler_reference_atom/component_manufacturer.md)
- [Component flags](quicktime-file-format/handler_reference_atom/component_flags.md)
- [Component flags mask](quicktime-file-format/handler_reference_atom/component_flags_mask.md)