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title: RtkVideoView
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# RtkVideoView

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Renders a participant's video stream. Supports self-preview, remote participant video, and screen share rendering.

## Initializer parameters

| Parameter       | Type                  | Required | Default | Description                                               |
| --------------- | --------------------- | -------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| participant     | RtkMeetingParticipant | ✅        | \-      | The participant whose video to render                     |
| showSelfPreview | Bool                  | ❌        | false   | Whether to show the local camera preview                  |
| showScreenShare | Bool                  | ❌        | false   | Whether to show the screen share stream instead of camera |

## Methods

| Method             | Return Type | Description                                               |
| ------------------ | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| reattachRenderer() | Void        | Reattaches the video renderer to the participant stream   |
| prepareForReuse()  | Void        | Prepares the view for reuse in a collection or table view |
| clean()            | Void        | Releases the video renderer and cleans up resources       |

## Usage Examples

### Basic Usage

```swift
import RealtimeKitUI

let videoView = RtkVideoView(participant: participant)
view.addSubview(videoView)
```

### Self-preview

```swift
import RealtimeKitUI

let previewView = RtkVideoView(
    participant: localParticipant,
    showSelfPreview: true
)
view.addSubview(previewView)
```

### Screen share

```swift
import RealtimeKitUI

let screenShareView = RtkVideoView(
    participant: participant,
    showScreenShare: true
)
view.addSubview(screenShareView)
```

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