---
title: "CFURLCreateWithString(_:_:_:)"
framework: corefoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "corefoundation/cfurlcreatewithstring(_:_:_:)"
---

# CFURLCreateWithString(_:_:_:)

Creates a CFURL object using a given CFString object.

## Declaration

```swift
func CFURLCreateWithString(_ allocator: CFAllocator!, _ URLString: CFString!, _ baseURL: CFURL!) -> CFURL!
```

## Parameters

- `allocator`: The allocator to use to allocate memory for the new CFURL object. Pass NULL or doc://com.apple.corefoundation/documentation/CoreFoundation/kCFAllocatorDefault to use the current default allocator.
- `URLString`: The CFString object containing the URL string.
- `baseURL`: The URL to which URLString is relative. Pass NULL if URLString contains an absolute URL or if you want to create a relative URL. If URLString contains an absolute URL, baseURL is ignored.

## Return Value

Return Value A new CFURL object. Ownership follows the create rule. See The Create Rule.

## Discussion

Discussion Any escape sequences in URLString will be interpreted using UTF-8.

## See Also

### Creating a CFURL

- [CFURLCopyAbsoluteURL(_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcopyabsoluteurl(_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateAbsoluteURLWithBytes(_:_:_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreateabsoluteurlwithbytes(_:_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateByResolvingBookmarkData(_:_:_:_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatebyresolvingbookmarkdata(_:_:_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateCopyAppendingPathComponent(_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatecopyappendingpathcomponent(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateCopyAppendingPathExtension(_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatecopyappendingpathextension(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateCopyDeletingLastPathComponent(_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatecopydeletinglastpathcomponent(_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateCopyDeletingPathExtension(_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatecopydeletingpathextension(_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateFilePathURL(_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatefilepathurl(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateFileReferenceURL(_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatefilereferenceurl(_:_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateFromFileSystemRepresentation(_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatefromfilesystemrepresentation(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateFromFileSystemRepresentationRelativeToBase(_:_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatefromfilesystemrepresentationrelativetobase(_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateFromFSRef(_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatefromfsref(_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateWithBytes(_:_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatewithbytes(_:_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateWithFileSystemPath(_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatewithfilesystempath(_:_:_:_:).md)
- [CFURLCreateWithFileSystemPathRelativeToBase(_:_:_:_:_:)](corefoundation/cfurlcreatewithfilesystempathrelativetobase(_:_:_:_:_:).md)