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# CGPDFDictionaryGetName(_:_:_:)

Returns whether an object with a specified key in a PDF dictionary is a PDF name reference (represented as a constant C string) and, if so, retrieves that name.

```
func CGPDFDictionaryGetName(_ dict: CGPDFDictionaryRef, _ key: UnsafePointer<CChar>, _ value: UnsafeMutablePointer<UnsafePointer<CChar>?>?) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

`dict`

A PDF dictionary. If this parameter is not a valid PDF dictionary, the behavior is undefined.

`key`

The key for the value to retrieve.

`value`

On input, a pointer to a PDF name reference, represented as a constant C string. If the value associated with the specified key is a reference to a PDF name, then on return, the variable points to the name; otherwise, the value is undefined.

## Return Value

Returns <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if there is a character array associated with the specified key; otherwise, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

## Discussion

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