# CFFTPCreateParsedResourceListing(_:_:_:_:) Parses an FTP listing to a dictionary. ``` func CFFTPCreateParsedResourceListing(_ alloc: CFAllocator?, _ buffer: UnsafePointer, _ bufferLength: CFIndex, _ parsed: UnsafeMutablePointer?>?) -> CFIndex ``` ## Parameters `alloc` The allocator to use to allocate memory for the dictionary. Pass `NULL` or kCFAllocatorDefault to use the current default allocator. `buffer` A pointer to a buffer holding zero or more lines of resource listing. `bufferLength` The length in bytes of the buffer pointed to by `buffer`. `parsed` Upon return, contains a dictionary containing the parsed resource information. If parsing fails, a `NULL` pointer is returned. ## Return Value The number of bytes parsed, `0` if no bytes were available for parsing, or `-1` if parsing failed. ## Discussion This function examines the contents of buffer as an FTP directory listing and parses into a CFDictionary the information for a single file or folder. The CFDictionary is returned in the `parsed` parameter, and the number of bytes used from buffer is returned. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)