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# init(userQueryString:userQueryContext:)

Creates a new user query that searches for the specified term.

```
init(userQueryString: String?, userQueryContext: CSUserQueryContext?)
```

## Parameters

`userQueryString`

The term to search for. You may specify an empty string for this parameter.

`userQueryContext`

A context object with options for how to run the query and generate results.

## Return Value

An initialized query object.

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