# lookupItem(named:inDirectory:replyHandler:) Looks up an item within a directory. ``` func lookupItem(named name: FSFileName, inDirectory directory: FSItem, replyHandler reply: @escaping @Sendable (FSItem?, FSFileName?, (any Error)?) -> Void) ``` ## Parameters `name` The name of the item to look up. `directory` The directory in which to look up the item. `reply` A block or closure to indicate success or failure. If lookup succeeds, pass the found [`FSItem`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem) and its [`FSFileName`](/documentation/FSKit/FSFileName) (as saved within the file system), along with a `nil` error. If lookup fails, pass the relevant error as the third parameter; any [`FSItem`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem) or [`FSFileName`](/documentation/FSKit/FSFileName) are ignored in this case. For an `async` Swift implementation, there’s no reply handler; simply return the [`FSItem`](/documentation/FSKit/FSItem) and [`FSFileName`](/documentation/FSKit/FSFileName) as a tuple or throw an error. ## Discussion If no item matching `name` exists in the directory indicated by `directory`, complete the request with an error with a domain of and a code of `ENOENT`. > Tip: The ``doc://FSKit/documentation/FSKit/FSFileName`` sent back to the caller may differ from the `name` parameter. This flexibility allows your implementation to handle case-insensitive and case-sensitive file systems. It might also be the case that `name` uses a composed Unicode string, but the name maintained by the file system and provided to the caller is uncomposed Unicode. --- 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)