---
title: Create
framework: DriverKit
role: symbol
role_heading: Static Method
path: driverkit/ioeventlink/create
---

# Create

## Declaration

```occ
static kern_return_t Create(OSString *name, IOUserClient *userClient, IOEventLink **eventLink);
```

## Parameters

- `name`: User-specified name. If an IOEventLink with the same name already exists in the specified user client, the old IOEventLink will be replaced.
- `userClient`: Userclient to create the eventlink in. The DriverKit runtime will retain the userclient, and will release it in Invalidate() or when the IOEventLink is freed.
- `eventLink`: Created IOEventLink with +1 retain count to be released by the caller.

## Return Value

Return Value kIOReturnSuccess on success. See IOReturn.h for error codes.

## Discussion

Discussion Create an IOEventLink.