---
title: "DADiskCopyIOMedia(_:)"
framework: Disk Arbitration
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
platforms: [Mac Catalyst 13.1+, macOS 10.4+]
path: "diskarbitration/dadiskcopyiomedia(_:)"
---

# DADiskCopyIOMedia(_:)

Obtains the I/O Kit media object for the specified disk.

## Declaration

```swift
func DADiskCopyIOMedia(_ disk: DADisk) -> io_service_t
```

## Parameters

- `disk`: The DADisk for which to obtain the I/O Kit media object.

## Return Value

Return Value The disk’s I/O Kit media object.

## Discussion

Discussion The caller of this function receives a reference to the returned object. The caller also implicitly retains the object and is responsible for releasing it with IOObjectRelease().

## See Also

### Miscellaneous

- [DADiskCopyDescription(_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskcopydescription(_:).md)
- [DADiskCopyWholeDisk(_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskcopywholedisk(_:).md)
- [DADiskCreateFromBSDName(_:_:_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskcreatefrombsdname(_:_:_:).md)
- [DADiskCreateFromIOMedia(_:_:_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskcreatefromiomedia(_:_:_:).md)
- [DADiskCreateFromVolumePath(_:_:_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskcreatefromvolumepath(_:_:_:).md)
- [DADiskGetBSDName(_:)](diskarbitration/dadiskgetbsdname(_:).md)
- [DADiskGetTypeID()](diskarbitration/dadiskgettypeid().md)