---
title: "CFFileSecurityGetMode(_:_:)"
framework: corefoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "corefoundation/cffilesecuritygetmode(_:_:)"
---

# CFFileSecurityGetMode(_:_:)

Gets the file mode associated with a CFFileSecurityRef object.

## Declaration

```swift
func CFFileSecurityGetMode(_ fileSec: CFFileSecurity!, _ mode: UnsafeMutablePointer<mode_t>!) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `fileSec`: The CFFileSecurityRef object.
- `mode`: The address of an integer of type mode_t.

## Return Value

Return Value Returns true if the file mode was stored in the address pointed to by mode, or false if there is no file mode property associated with this CFFileSecurityRef object.

## Discussion

Discussion For more information on numerical file modes, see the chmod(2) manual page and the definitions in /usr/include/sys/stat.h.

## See Also

### Functions

- [CFAllocatorAllocateBytes(_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfallocatorallocatebytes(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFAllocatorAllocateTyped(_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfallocatorallocatetyped(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFAllocatorReallocateBytes(_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfallocatorreallocatebytes(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFAllocatorReallocateTyped(_:_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfallocatorreallocatetyped(_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFAttributedStringGetBidiLevelsAndResolvedDirections(_:_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfattributedstringgetbidilevelsandresolveddirections(_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFBundleCopyLocalizedStringForLocalizations(_:_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfbundlecopylocalizedstringforlocalizations(_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFBundleIsArchitectureLoadable(_:)](corefoundation/cfbundleisarchitectureloadable(_:).md)
- [CFBundleIsExecutableLoadable(_:)](corefoundation/cfbundleisexecutableloadable(_:).md)
- [CFBundleIsExecutableLoadableForURL(_:)](corefoundation/cfbundleisexecutableloadableforurl(_:).md)
- [CFCopyHomeDirectoryURL()](corefoundation/cfcopyhomedirectoryurl().md)
- [CFDateFormatterCreateISO8601Formatter(_:_:)](corefoundation/cfdateformattercreateiso8601formatter(_:_:).md)
- [CFFileSecurityClearProperties(_:_:)](corefoundation/cffilesecurityclearproperties(_:_:).md)
- [CFFileSecurityCopyAccessControlList(_:_:)](corefoundation/cffilesecuritycopyaccesscontrollist(_:_:).md)
- [CFFileSecurityCopyGroupUUID(_:_:)](corefoundation/cffilesecuritycopygroupuuid(_:_:).md)
- [CFFileSecurityCopyOwnerUUID(_:_:)](corefoundation/cffilesecuritycopyowneruuid(_:_:).md)