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# init(identifier:)

Initializes the type with a string you can use to find the extension point.

```
init(identifier: StaticString) throws
```

## Discussion

- Paramerters:
  - identifier: The name of the extension point. This string isn’t the same as the
    value you put in the [`AppExtensionPoint.Identifier`](/documentation/ExtensionFoundation/AppExtensionPoint/Identifier) type.

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