---
title: "MDItemCreate(_:_:)"
framework: coreservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: coreservices/1426917-mditemcreate
---

# MDItemCreate(_:_:)

Creates an MDItem object for a file at the specified path.

## Declaration

```swift
func MDItemCreate(_ allocator: CFAllocator!, _ path: CFString!) -> MDItem!
```

## Parameters

- `allocator`: The CFAllocator object to be used to allocate memory for the new object. Pass NULL or kCFAllocatorDefault to use the current default allocator.
- `path`: A path to the file from which to create the MDItem. The path must exist.

## Return Value

Return Value An MDItem object or NULL if there was a problem creating the object.

## Discussion

Discussion Returns a metadata item for the given URL. Special Considerations In macOS 10.5 and later MDItemRefs may or may not be uniqued. You should always use CFEqual for comparison.  Prior to OS X v 10.5 items were guaranteed to be unique and == could or CFEqual could be used for the comparison.

## See Also

### Creating an MDItem

- [MDItemCreateWithURL(_:_:)](coreservices/1427034-mditemcreatewithurl.md)