---
title: "CFNetServiceCreateDictionaryWithTXTData(_:_:)"
framework: cfnetwork
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "cfnetwork/cfnetservicecreatedictionarywithtxtdata(_:_:)"
---

# CFNetServiceCreateDictionaryWithTXTData(_:_:)

Uses TXT record data to create a dictionary.

## Declaration

```swift
func CFNetServiceCreateDictionaryWithTXTData(_ alloc: CFAllocator?, _ txtRecord: CFData) -> Unmanaged<CFDictionary>?
```

## Parameters

- `alloc`: The allocator to use to allocate memory for the new object. Pass NULL or doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/CoreFoundation/kCFAllocatorDefault to use the current default allocator.
- `txtRecord`: TXT record data as returned by doc://com.apple.cfnetwork/documentation/CFNetwork/CFNetServiceGetTXTData(_:).

## Return Value

Return Value A dictionary containing the key/value pairs parsed from txtRecord, or NULL if txtRecord cannot be parsed. Each key in the dictionary is a CFString object, and each value is a CFData object. Ownership follows the The Create Rule.

## Discussion

Discussion This function is thread safe.

## See Also

### Network Services

- [CFNetService](cfnetwork/cfnetservice.md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowser](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowser.md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserFlags](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowserflags.md)
- [CFNetServiceMonitor](cfnetwork/cfnetservicemonitor.md)
- [CFNetServiceMonitorType](cfnetwork/cfnetservicemonitortype.md)
- [CFNetServiceClientContext](cfnetwork/cfnetserviceclientcontext.md)
- [CFNetServiceRegisterFlags](cfnetwork/cfnetserviceregisterflags.md)
- [CFNetServicesError](cfnetwork/cfnetserviceserror.md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserInvalidate(_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowserinvalidate(_:).md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserScheduleWithRunLoop(_:_:_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowserschedulewithrunloop(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserCreate(_:_:_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowsercreate(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserGetTypeID()](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowsergettypeid().md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserSearchForDomains(_:_:_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowsersearchfordomains(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserSearchForServices(_:_:_:_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowsersearchforservices(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFNetServiceBrowserStopSearch(_:_:)](cfnetwork/cfnetservicebrowserstopsearch(_:_:).md)