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# CFPlugInInstance

```
class CFPlugInInstance
```

## Overview

CFPlugInInstance is deprecated. Use the functions defined by [`CFPlugIn`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFPlugIn) instead.

## Topics

### Deprecated

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

Not recommended.

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

Not recommended.

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

Not recommended.

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

Not recommended.

[`CFPlugInInstanceGetTypeID()`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFPlugInInstanceGetTypeID())

Not recommended.

### Callbacks

[`CFPlugInInstanceDeallocateInstanceDataFunction`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFPlugInInstanceDeallocateInstanceDataFunction)

Not recommended.

[`CFPlugInInstanceGetInterfaceFunction`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFPlugInInstanceGetInterfaceFunction)

Not recommended.


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