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The `JWPlayerItem` class enables you to add content to your player and define the unique characteristics of that content:

• Title

• Description

• Poster Image

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There are multiple ways to load and play content in your player. As best practice approaches, we recommend the following:

• Use `JWPlayerConfigurationBuilder()` to create single-item or multiple-item playlists with media hosted in your JWP account.

• Use `JWPlayerItemBuilder()` to create single-item or multiple-item playlists with self-hosted media.

• Use `JWPlayerConfigurationBuilder()` to associate a playlist to a player and to initiate media playback.

• All `JWPlayerItem` must have either a video source or a file set. If neither or both are set, the `JWPlayerItemBuilder` will throw an exception.

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While you can use other approaches to create, associate, and play playlists, `JWPlayerItemBuilder()` and `JWPlayerConfigurationBuilder()` enable you to add functionality, such as, customization and advertising.

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The following sections explain how to create a playlist with one or more items and to add multiple sources to a playlist item.

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## Creating a playlist

Use the following steps to add items to a playlist to a player:

1. Use `JWPlayerItemBuilder()` to create one or more `JWPlayerItem` objects. All items **require** that a `file` be specified. This is the URL to the media file the `JWPlayerItem` will play.<br /><br />To increase user engagement, we strongly recommend defining the `title`, `description`, and `posterImage` for the `JWPlayerItem`.<br /><br />

2. Use `JWPlayerConfigurationBuilder()` to add the `JWPlayerItem` objects to an array and set the player configuration.

3. Hand your configuration to the `JWPlayer` object.