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# settingProperties(_:)

Return a new image by changing the receiver’s metadata properties.

```
func settingProperties(_ properties: [AnyHashable : Any]) -> CIImage
```

## Parameters

`properties`

A dictionary of metadata properties akin to the `CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex()` function.

## Return Value


An autoreleased [`CIImage`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIImage) instance with a copy of the new properties.

## Discussion

When you create an image, Core Image sets an image’s properties to a metadata
dictionary as described here: [`properties`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIImage/properties).
Use this method to override an image’s metadata properties with new values.

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