# CFDictionaryGetValueIfPresent(_:_:_:) Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a given value for a given key is in a dictionary, and returns that value indirectly if it exists. ``` func CFDictionaryGetValueIfPresent(_ theDict: CFDictionary!, _ key: UnsafeRawPointer!, _ value: UnsafeMutablePointer!) -> Bool ``` ## Parameters `theDict` The dictionary to examine. `key` The key for which to find a match in `theDict`. The key hash and equal callbacks provided when the dictionary was created are used to compare. If the hash callback was `NULL`, `key` is treated as a pointer and converted to an integer. If the equal callback was `NULL`, pointer equality (in C, ==) is used. If `key`, or any of the keys in `theDict`, is not understood by the equal callback, the behavior is undefined. `value` A pointer to memory which, on return, is filled with the pointer-sized value if a matching key is found. If no key match is found, the contents of the storage pointed to by this parameter are undefined. This value may be `NULL`, in which case the value from the dictionary is not returned (but the return value of this function still indicates whether or not the key-value pair was present). If the value is a Core Foundation object, ownership follows the [The Get Rule](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFMemoryMgmt/Concepts/Ownership.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20001148-SW1). ## Return Value `true` if a matching key was found, otherwise `false`. ## Discussion --- 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)