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# init(_:)

Creates a Core Graphics PDF document using a data provider.

```
init?(_ provider: CGDataProvider)
```

## Parameters

`provider`

A data provider that supplies the PDF document data.

## Return Value

A new Core Graphics PDF document, or `NULL` if a document can not be created. In Objective-C, you’re responsible for releasing the object using [`CGPDFDocumentRelease`](/documentation/CoreGraphics/CGPDFDocumentRelease).

## Discussion

Distributing individual pages of a PDF document to separate threads is not supported. If you want to use threads, consider creating a separate document for each thread and operating on a block of pages per thread.

## See Also

  [Quartz 2D Programming Guide](https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/drawingwithquartz2d/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30001066)

[`CGContextDrawPDFDocument`](/documentation/CoreGraphics/CGContextDrawPDFDocument)


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