---
title: "CMTimebaseGetMaster(_:)"
framework: coremedia
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: "coremedia/cmtimebasegetmaster(_:)"
---

# CMTimebaseGetMaster(_:)

Returns the immediate host (either timebase or clock) of a timebase.

## Declaration

```swift
func CMTimebaseGetMaster(_ timebase: CMTimebase) -> CMClockOrTimebase?
```

## Discussion

Discussion Returns NULL if there was an error (such as timebase == NULL). Example of use: time = CMSyncGetTime(CMTimebaseGetMaster(timebase));

## See Also

### Deprecations

- [CMTimebaseSetRateAndAnchorTime(_:rate:anchorTime:immediateMasterTime:)](coremedia/cmtimebasesetrateandanchortime(_:rate:anchortime:immediatemastertime:).md)
- [CMTimebaseGetMasterTimebase(_:)](coremedia/cmtimebasegetmastertimebase(_:).md)
- [CMTimebaseGetMasterClock(_:)](coremedia/cmtimebasegetmasterclock(_:).md)
- [CMTimebaseGetUltimateMasterClock(_:)](coremedia/cmtimebasegetultimatemasterclock(_:).md)
- [CMTimebaseSetMasterClock(_:_:)](coremedia/cmtimebasesetmasterclock(_:_:).md)
- [CMTimebaseSetMasterTimebase(_:_:)](coremedia/cmtimebasesetmastertimebase(_:_:).md)
- [CMTimebaseSetAnchorTime(_:timebaseTime:immediateMasterTime:)](coremedia/cmtimebasesetanchortime(_:timebasetime:immediatemastertime:).md)
- [CMTimebaseCopyMaster(_:)](coremedia/cmtimebasecopymaster(_:).md)
- [CMTimebaseCopyMasterClock(_:)](coremedia/cmtimebasecopymasterclock(_:).md)
- [CMTimebaseCopyMasterTimebase(_:)](coremedia/cmtimebasecopymastertimebase(_:).md)
- [CMTimebaseCopyUltimateMasterClock(_:)](coremedia/cmtimebasecopyultimatemasterclock(_:).md)
- [CMTimebaseCreateWithMasterClock(allocator:masterClock:timebaseOut:)](coremedia/cmtimebasecreatewithmasterclock(allocator:masterclock:timebaseout:).md)
- [CMTimebaseCreateWithMasterTimebase(allocator:masterTimebase:timebaseOut:)](coremedia/cmtimebasecreatewithmastertimebase(allocator:mastertimebase:timebaseout:).md)