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Yandex Cloud Video
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          • YaPlayer
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In this article:

  • Contents
  • Description
  • Inheritance
  • Notes
  • Initializers
  • Methods
  • Examples
  1. Video Player
  2. SDK
  3. iOS
  4. CloudVideoPlayer
  5. VideoSurface

VideoSurface

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at November 5, 2026
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  • Contents
  • Description
  • Inheritance
  • Notes
  • Initializers
  • Methods
  • Examples
public final class VideoSurface: UIView

UIView for displaying videos.

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  • Initializers
  • Methods

DescriptionDescription

Add VideoSurface to the view hierarchy and attach a YaPlayer instance to the component. The video display area automatically resizes to match the bounds value.

To use VideoSurface in SwiftUI, wrap it in UIViewRepresentable.

InheritanceInheritance

The class is inherited from UIView.

NotesNotes

To add a ready-made player shell, use VideoView from the CloudVideoPlayerUI library.

InitializersInitializers

public init()

Creates a surface for the video.

MethodsMethods

public func reset()

Disconnects the player from the surface.


public func getPipController() -> PictureInPictureController?

Returns the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode controller, if available.

Return value: PictureInPictureController instance or nil if your device does not support PiP.


public func attach(player: YaPlayer)

Attaches the player to the video display surface.

Parameters:

  • player: Player instance whose video you want to display.

ExamplesExamples

let surface = VideoSurface()
view.addSubview(surface)
surface.frame = UIScreen.main.bounds

surface.attach(player: player)

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