# CFBundleCreate(_:_:) Creates a CFBundle object. ``` func CFBundleCreate(_ allocator: CFAllocator!, _ bundleURL: CFURL!) -> CFBundle! ``` ## Parameters `allocator` The allocator to use to allocate memory for the new object. Pass `NULL` or [`kCFAllocatorDefault`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/kCFAllocatorDefault) to use the current default allocator. `bundleURL` The location of the bundle for which to create a CFBundle object. ## Return Value A CFBundle object created from the bundle at `bundleURL`. Ownership follows the [The Create Rule](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFMemoryMgmt/Concepts/Ownership.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20001148-103029). ## Discussion Returns `NULL` if there was a memory allocation problem. May return an existing CFBundle object with the reference count incremented. May return `NULL` if the bundle doesn’t exist at `bundleURL` (see Discussion). ## Discussion Once a bundle has been created, it is cached; the bundle cache is flushed only periodically. `CFBundleCreate` does not check that a cached bundle still exists in the filesystem. If a bundle is deleted from the filesystem, it is therefore possible for `CFBundleCreate` to return a cached bundle that has actually been deleted. --- 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)