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# nw_browse_descriptor_t

A service description used to discover Bonjour services.

```
typealias nw_browse_descriptor_t = any OS_nw_browse_descriptor
```

## Topics

### Creating Browse Descriptors

[`nw_browse_descriptor_create_bonjour_service(_:_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_browse_descriptor_create_bonjour_service(_:_:))

Initializes a service descriptor used to discover a Bonjour service.

[`nw_browse_descriptor_set_include_txt_record(_:_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_browse_descriptor_set_include_txt_record(_:_:))

Requires including associated TXT records with all results generated for this service descriptor.

### Inspecting Browse Descriptors

[`nw_browse_descriptor_get_bonjour_service_type(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_browse_descriptor_get_bonjour_service_type(_:))

Accesses the Bonjour service type set on a browse descriptor.

[`nw_browse_descriptor_get_bonjour_service_domain(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_browse_descriptor_get_bonjour_service_domain(_:))

Accesses the Bonjour service domain set on a browse descriptor.

[`nw_browse_descriptor_get_include_txt_record(_:)`](/documentation/Network/nw_browse_descriptor_get_include_txt_record(_:))

Checks if the browse descriptor requires including associated TXT records with all results.


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