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# CFFileDescriptorGetContext(_:_:)

Gets the context for a given CFFileDescriptor.

```
func CFFileDescriptorGetContext(_ f: CFFileDescriptor!, _ context: UnsafeMutablePointer<CFFileDescriptorContext>!)
```

## Parameters

`f`

A CFFileDescriptor.

`context`

Upon return, contains the context passed to `f` in [`CFFileDescriptorCreate(_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFFileDescriptorCreate(_:_:_:_:_:)).

## See Also

[`CFFileDescriptorCreate(_:_:_:_:_:)`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFFileDescriptorCreate(_:_:_:_:_:))

Creates a new CFFileDescriptor.


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