# init(objects:count:) Creates and returns an array that includes a given number of objects from a given C array. ``` convenience init(objects: UnsafePointer, count cnt: Int) ``` ## Parameters `objects` A C array of objects. `cnt` The number of values from the `objects` C array to include in the new array. This number will be the count of the new array—it must not be negative or greater than the number of elements in `objects`. ## Return Value A new array including the first `count` objects from `objects`. ## Discussion Elements are added to the new array in the same order they appear in `objects`, up to but not including index `count`. For example: ```objc NSString *strings[3]; strings[0] = @"First"; strings[1] = @"Second"; strings[2] = @"Third"; NSArray *stringsArray = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:strings count:2]; // strings array contains { @"First", @"Second" } ``` ## See Also [`getObjects:range:`](/documentation/Foundation/NSArray/getObjects:range:) Copies references to objects contained in the array that fall within the specified range to `aBuffer`. --- 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)