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# applicationWithBundleIdentifier:

Returns the shared instance representing the target application specified by
its bundle identifier.

```
+ (SBApplication *) applicationWithBundleIdentifier:(NSString *) ident;
```

## Parameters

`ident`

A bundle identifier specifying an application that is OSA-compliant.

## Return Value

An instance of a `SBApplication` subclass that represents the
target application whose bundle identifier is `ident`. Returns `nil` if no
such application can be found or if the application does not have a
scripting interface.

## Discussion

For applications that declare themselves to have a dynamic scripting
interface, this method will launch the application if it is not already
running.

## See Also

[`-  initWithBundleIdentifier:`](/documentation/ScriptingBridge/SBApplication/init(bundleIdentifier:))

Returns an instance of an `SBApplication` subclass that represents the
target application identified by the given bundle identifier.


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