SCPreferencesCreate(_:_:_:)

Initiates access to the per-system set of configuration preferences.

Declaration

func SCPreferencesCreate(_ allocator: CFAllocator?, _ name: CFString, _ prefsID: CFString?) -> SCPreferences?

allocator:
The allocator to use to allocate memory for this preferences session. If the value is not a valid CFAllocator, the behavior is undefined. Pass NULL or Kcfallocatordefault to use the current default CFAllocator.
name:
The name of the calling process.
prefsID:
The name of the group of preferences to be accessed or updated. A name that starts with a leading “/” character specifies the absolute path to the file containing the preferences to be accessed. A name that does not start with a leading “/” character specifies a file relative to the default system preferences directory.
To access the default system preferences, pass in NULL.

A reference to the new preferences session. You must release the returned value.