---
title: "IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperties(_:_:_:_:)"
framework: iokit
role: symbol
role_heading: Function
path: iokit/1514310-ioregistryentrycreatecfpropertie
---

# IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperties(_:_:_:_:)

Create a CF dictionary representation of a registry entry's property table.

## Declaration

```swift
func IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperties(_ entry: io_registry_entry_t, _ properties: UnsafeMutablePointer<Unmanaged<CFMutableDictionary>?>!, _ allocator: CFAllocator!, _ options: IOOptionBits) -> kern_return_t
```

## Parameters

- `entry`: The registry entry handle whose property table to copy.
- `properties`: A CFDictionary is created and returned the caller on success. The caller should release with CFRelease.
- `allocator`: The CF allocator to use when creating the CF containers.
- `options`: No options are currently defined.

## Return Value

Return Value A kern_return_t error code.

## Discussion

Discussion This function creates an instantaneous snapshot of a registry entry's property table, creating a CFDictionary analogue in the caller's task. Not every object available in the kernel is represented as a CF container; currently OSDictionary, OSArray, OSSet, OSSymbol, OSString, OSData, OSNumber, OSBoolean are created as their CF counterparts.

## See Also

### Miscellaneous

- [IOBSDNameMatching(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514486-iobsdnamematching.md)
- [IOConnectAddClient(_:_:)](iokit/1514609-ioconnectaddclient.md)
- [IOConnectAddRef(_:)](iokit/1514739-ioconnectaddref.md)
- [IOConnectGetService(_:_:)](iokit/1514438-ioconnectgetservice.md)
- [IOConnectMapMemory(_:_:_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514377-ioconnectmapmemory.md)
- [IOConnectMapMemory64(_:_:_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514862-ioconnectmapmemory64.md)
- [IOConnectRelease(_:)](iokit/1514511-ioconnectrelease.md)
- [IOConnectSetCFProperties(_:_:)](iokit/1514713-ioconnectsetcfproperties.md)
- [IOConnectSetCFProperty(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514796-ioconnectsetcfproperty.md)
- [IOConnectSetNotificationPort(_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514541-ioconnectsetnotificationport.md)
- [IOConnectUnmapMemory(_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514527-ioconnectunmapmemory.md)
- [IOConnectUnmapMemory64(_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514760-ioconnectunmapmemory64.md)
- [IOCreateReceivePort(_:_:)](iokit/1514698-iocreatereceiveport.md)
- [IODispatchCalloutFromMessage(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514775-iodispatchcalloutfrommessage.md)
- [IOIteratorIsValid(_:)](iokit/1514556-ioiteratorisvalid.md)
- [IOIteratorNext(_:)](iokit/1514741-ioiteratornext.md)
- [IOIteratorReset(_:)](iokit/1514379-ioiteratorreset.md)
- [IOKitGetBusyState(_:_:)](iokit/1514460-iokitgetbusystate.md)
- [IOKitWaitQuiet(_:_:)](iokit/1514440-iokitwaitquiet.md)
- [IOMasterPort(_:_:)](iokit/1514652-iomasterport.md)
- [IONotificationPortCreate(_:)](iokit/1514480-ionotificationportcreate.md)
- [IONotificationPortDestroy(_:)](iokit/1514751-ionotificationportdestroy.md)
- [IONotificationPortGetMachPort(_:)](iokit/1514875-ionotificationportgetmachport.md)
- [IONotificationPortGetRunLoopSource(_:)](iokit/1514599-ionotificationportgetrunloopsour.md)
- [IONotificationPortSetDispatchQueue(_:_:)](iokit/1514596-ionotificationportsetdispatchque.md)
- [IOObjectConformsTo(_:_:)](iokit/1514505-ioobjectconformsto.md)
- [IOObjectCopyBundleIdentifierForClass(_:)](iokit/1514375-ioobjectcopybundleidentifierforc.md)
- [IOObjectCopyClass(_:)](iokit/1514781-ioobjectcopyclass.md)
- [IOObjectCopySuperclassForClass(_:)](iokit/1514635-ioobjectcopysuperclassforclass.md)
- [IOObjectGetClass(_:_:)](iokit/1514756-ioobjectgetclass.md)
- [IOObjectGetKernelRetainCount(_:)](iokit/1514325-ioobjectgetkernelretaincount.md)
- [IOObjectGetRetainCount(_:)](iokit/1514824-ioobjectgetretaincount.md)
- [IOObjectGetUserRetainCount(_:)](iokit/1514464-ioobjectgetuserretaincount.md)
- [IOObjectIsEqualTo(_:_:)](iokit/1514563-ioobjectisequalto.md)
- [IOObjectRelease(_:)](iokit/1514627-ioobjectrelease.md)
- [IOObjectRetain(_:)](iokit/1514769-ioobjectretain.md)
- [IORegistryCreateIterator(_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514238-ioregistrycreateiterator.md)
- [IORegistryEntryCreateCFProperty(_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514293-ioregistryentrycreatecfproperty.md)
- [IORegistryEntryCreateIterator(_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514318-ioregistryentrycreateiterator.md)
- [IORegistryEntryFromPath(_:_:)](iokit/1514802-ioregistryentryfrompath.md)
- [IORegistryEntryGetChildEntry(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514496-ioregistryentrygetchildentry.md)
- [IORegistryEntryGetChildIterator(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514703-ioregistryentrygetchilditerator.md)
- [IORegistryEntryGetLocationInPlane(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514340-ioregistryentrygetlocationinplan.md)
- [IORegistryEntryGetName(_:_:)](iokit/1514323-ioregistryentrygetname.md)
- [IORegistryEntryGetNameInPlane(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514475-ioregistryentrygetnameinplane.md)
- [IORegistryEntryGetParentEntry(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514454-ioregistryentrygetparententry.md)
- [IORegistryEntryGetParentIterator(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514366-ioregistryentrygetparentiterator.md)
- [IORegistryEntryGetPath(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514229-ioregistryentrygetpath.md)
- [IORegistryEntryGetRegistryEntryID(_:_:)](iokit/1514719-ioregistryentrygetregistryentryi.md)
- [IORegistryEntryIDMatching(_:)](iokit/1514880-ioregistryentryidmatching.md)
- [IORegistryEntryInPlane(_:_:)](iokit/1514668-ioregistryentryinplane.md)
- [IORegistryEntrySearchCFProperty(_:_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514537-ioregistryentrysearchcfproperty.md)
- [IORegistryEntrySetCFProperties(_:_:)](iokit/1514414-ioregistryentrysetcfproperties.md)
- [IORegistryEntrySetCFProperty(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514882-ioregistryentrysetcfproperty.md)
- [IORegistryGetRootEntry(_:)](iokit/1514878-ioregistrygetrootentry.md)
- [IORegistryIteratorEnterEntry(_:)](iokit/1514822-ioregistryiteratorenterentry.md)
- [IORegistryIteratorExitEntry(_:)](iokit/1514334-ioregistryiteratorexitentry.md)
- [IOServiceAddInterestNotification(_:_:_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514866-ioserviceaddinterestnotification.md)
- [IOServiceAddMatchingNotification(_:_:_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514362-ioserviceaddmatchingnotification.md)
- [IOServiceClose(_:)](iokit/1514646-ioserviceclose.md)
- [IOServiceGetBusyState(_:_:)](iokit/1514607-ioservicegetbusystate.md)
- [IOServiceGetMatchingService(_:_:)](iokit/1514535-ioservicegetmatchingservice.md)
- [IOServiceGetMatchingServices(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514494-ioservicegetmatchingservices.md)
- [IOServiceMatching(_:)](iokit/1514687-ioservicematching.md)
- [IOServiceMatchPropertyTable(_:_:_:)](iokit/1514685-ioservicematchpropertytable.md)
- [IOServiceNameMatching(_:)](iokit/1514416-ioservicenamematching.md)
- [IOServiceOpen(_:_:_:_:)](iokit/1514515-ioserviceopen.md)
- [IOServiceRequestProbe(_:_:)](iokit/1514364-ioservicerequestprobe.md)
- [IOServiceWaitQuiet(_:_:)](iokit/1514573-ioservicewaitquiet.md)