---
title: "getStringParameterValue(_:fromParameter:)"
framework: Professional Video Applications
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [fxplug 4.0+]
path: "professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getstringparametervalue(_:fromparameter:)"
---

# getStringParameterValue(_:fromParameter:)

Gets a string value from a string parameter.

## Declaration

```swift
func getStringParameterValue(_ string: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<NSString>?, fromParameter parameterID: UInt32) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

- `string`: Pointer to the NSString object pointer to receive the string value.
- `parameterID`: Unique identifier for the parameter.

## Return Value

Return Value Returns YES if the value is retrieved successfully; NO otherwise.

## See Also

### Instance Methods

- [getBoolValue(_:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getboolvalue(_:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getCustomParameterValue(_:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getcustomparametervalue(_:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getFloatValue(_:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getfloatvalue(_:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getFontName(_:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getfontname(_:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getGradientSamples(_:numSamples:depth:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getgradientsamples(_:numsamples:depth:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getHistogramBlack(in:blackOut:whiteIn:whiteOut:gamma:forChannel:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/gethistogramblack(in:blackout:whitein:whiteout:gamma:forchannel:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getIntValue(_:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getintvalue(_:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getParameterFlags(_:fromParameter:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getparameterflags(_:fromparameter:).md)
- [getPathID(_:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getpathid(_:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getRedValue(_:greenValue:blueValue:alphaValue:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getredvalue(_:greenvalue:bluevalue:alphavalue:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getRedValue(_:greenValue:blueValue:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getredvalue(_:greenvalue:bluevalue:fromparameter:at:).md)
- [getXValue(_:yValue:fromParameter:at:)](professional_video_applications/fxparameterretrievalapi_v6/getxvalue(_:yvalue:fromparameter:at:).md)