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# createGroup(fromTemplate:identifier:name:addressOffset:)

Initializes a group as a copied instance of a template group.

```
class func createGroup(fromTemplate templateGroup: AUParameterGroup, identifier: String, name: String, addressOffset: AUParameterAddress) -> AUParameterGroup
```

## Parameters

`templateGroup`

A group to be used as a template and largely copied from.

`identifier`

A non-localized, persistent identifier for the new group.

`name`

A localized display name for the new group.

`addressOffset`

The address offset for the new group’s parameters, with respect to the template group.

## Return Value

A newly-initialized parameter group object.

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