---
title: dispatch_fd_t
framework: dispatch
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Alias
path: dispatch/dispatch_fd_t
---

# dispatch_fd_t

A file descriptor used for I/O operations.

## Declaration

```occ
typedef int dispatch_fd_t;
```

## See Also

### Creating a Dispatch I/O Object

- [dispatch_io_create](dispatch/dispatch_io_create.md)
- [dispatch_io_create_with_io](dispatch/dispatch_io_create_with_io.md)
- [dispatch_io_create_with_path](dispatch/dispatch_io_create_with_path.md)
- [dispatch_io_t](dispatch/dispatch_io_t.md)
- [OS_dispatch_io](dispatch/os_dispatch_io.md)
- [dispatch_io_type_t](dispatch/dispatch_io_type_t.md)