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# The τ Recorder API

isEncoderSupported()

## `isEncoderSupported()`

* Dart API: [isEncoderSupported](https://github.com/Canardoux/tau/tree/6bd245d293bcf9a123677735835549585d32b2ee/doc/pages/tau-api/recorder/pages/flutter-sound/api/recorder/FlutterSoundRecorder/isEncoderSupported.html)

This verb is useful to know if a particular codec is supported on the current platform; Return a Future.

*Example:*

[Dart](/tau/doc/pages/tau-api/recorder/is_encoder_supported.md#dart)

[Javascript](/tau/doc/pages/tau-api/recorder/is_encoder_supported.md#javascript)

```

       if ( await myRecorder.isEncoderSupported(Codec.opusOGG) ) doSomething;
```

```

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```

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