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# setReturnValue:

Sets the receiver’s return value.

```
- (void) setReturnValue:(void *) retLoc;
```

## Parameters

`retLoc`

An untyped buffer whose contents are copied as the receiver’s return value.

## Discussion

This value is normally set when you send an [`invoke`](/documentation/Foundation/NSInvocation/invoke) or [`invokeWithTarget:`](/documentation/Foundation/NSInvocation/invokeWithTarget:) message.

## See Also

[`@property (readonly) NSUInteger methodReturnLength;`](/documentation/Foundation/NSMethodSignature/methodReturnLength)

The number of bytes required for the return value.

[`@property (readonly) const char * methodReturnType;`](/documentation/Foundation/NSMethodSignature/methodReturnType)

A C string encoding the return type of the method in Objective-C type encoding.


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