---
title: "CFDateFormatterCreateStringWithAbsoluteTime(_:_:_:)"
framework: corefoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "corefoundation/cfdateformattercreatestringwithabsolutetime(_:_:_:)"
---

# CFDateFormatterCreateStringWithAbsoluteTime(_:_:_:)

Returns a string representation of the given absolute time using the specified date formatter.

## Declaration

```swift
func CFDateFormatterCreateStringWithAbsoluteTime(_ allocator: CFAllocator!, _ formatter: CFDateFormatter!, _ at: CFAbsoluteTime) -> CFString!
```

## Parameters

- `allocator`: The allocator to use to allocate memory for the new object. Pass NULL or kCFAllocatorDefault to use the current default allocator.
- `formatter`: The date formatter object that specifies the format of the returned string.
- `at`: The absolute time for which to generate a string representation.

## Return Value

Return Value A new string that represents at in the specified format. Returns NULL if there was a problem creating the object. Ownership follows the The Create Rule.

## See Also

### Creating Strings From Data

- [CFDateFormatterCreateStringWithDate(_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfdateformattercreatestringwithdate(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFDateFormatterCreateDateFormatFromTemplate(_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfdateformattercreatedateformatfromtemplate(_:_:_:_:).md)