---
title: kAudioUnitProperty_ElementName
framework: audiotoolbox
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_elementname
---

# kAudioUnitProperty_ElementName

The name of the specified element.

## Declaration

```swift
var kAudioUnitProperty_ElementName: AudioUnitPropertyID { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion A read/write CFStringRef object valid on any audio unit scope. When assigning an element name string to an audio unit with the AudioUnitSetProperty(_:_:_:_:_:_:) function, you own the reference to the name and are responsible for later releasing it by calling the CFRelease function. When obtaining an element name string from an audio unit with the AudioUnitGetProperty(_:_:_:_:_:_:) function, you also own the reference to the name and are responsible for later releasing it by calling the CFRelease function.

## See Also

### Properties

- [kAudioUnitProperty_ElementCount](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_elementcount.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_SupportedNumChannels](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_supportednumchannels.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_AudioChannelLayout](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_audiochannellayout.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_AudioUnitMIDIProtocol](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_audiounitmidiprotocol.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_AUHostIdentifier](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_auhostidentifier.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_BypassEffect](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_bypasseffect.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_ClassInfo](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_classinfo.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_ClassInfoFromDocument](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_classinfofromdocument.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_CocoaUI](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_cocoaui.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_ContextName](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_contextname.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_CPULoad](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_cpuload.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_DependentParameters](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_dependentparameters.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_FactoryPresets](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_factorypresets.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_FastDispatch](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_fastdispatch.md)
- [kAudioUnitProperty_FrequencyResponse](audiotoolbox/kaudiounitproperty_frequencyresponse.md)