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# AWS::MediaLive::Channel CaptionSelector
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Information about one caption to extract from the input.

The parent of this entity is InputSettings.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[LanguageCode](#cfn-medialive-channel-captionselector-languagecode)" : String,
  "[Name](#cfn-medialive-channel-captionselector-name)" : String,
  "[SelectorSettings](#cfn-medialive-channel-captionselector-selectorsettings)" : CaptionSelectorSettings
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [LanguageCode](#cfn-medialive-channel-captionselector-languagecode): String
  [Name](#cfn-medialive-channel-captionselector-name): String
  [SelectorSettings](#cfn-medialive-channel-captionselector-selectorsettings): 
    CaptionSelectorSettings
```

## Properties
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`LanguageCode`  <a name="cfn-medialive-channel-captionselector-languagecode"></a>
When specified, this field indicates the three-letter language code of the captions track to extract from the source.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Name`  <a name="cfn-medialive-channel-captionselector-name"></a>
The name identifier for a captions selector. This name is used to associate this captions selector with one or more captions descriptions. Names must be unique within a channel.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`SelectorSettings`  <a name="cfn-medialive-channel-captionselector-selectorsettings"></a>
Information about the specific audio to extract from the input.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [CaptionSelectorSettings](aws-properties-medialive-channel-captionselectorsettings.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)