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# init(string:attributes:)

Creates an attributed string with the specified text and attributes.

```
init(string str: String, attributes attrs: [NSAttributedString.Key : Any]? = nil)
```

## Parameters

`str`

The text for the new attributed string.

`attrs`

The attributes for the new attributed string. This method applies the attributes to the entire string. For a list of attributes that you can include in this dictionary, see [`NSAttributedString.Key`](/documentation/Foundation/NSAttributedString/Key).

## Discussion

Returns an [`NSAttributedString`](/documentation/Foundation/NSAttributedString) object initialized with the characters of `str` and the attributes of `attrs`.

## See Also

[`-  initWithRTF:documentAttributes:`](/documentation/Foundation/NSAttributedString/init(RTF:documentAttributes:))

Creates an attributed string by decoding the stream of RTF commands and data in the specified data object.


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