# initWithContentsOfMarkdownFileAtURL:options:baseURL:error: Creates an attributed string from the contents of a specified URL that contains Markdown-formatted data using the provided options. ``` - (instancetype) initWithContentsOfMarkdownFileAtURL:(NSURL *) markdownFile options:(NSAttributedStringMarkdownParsingOptions *) options baseURL:(NSURL *) baseURL error:(NSError **) error; ``` ## Parameters `markdownFile` The URL to load Markdown-formatted data from. `options` Options that affect how the initializer interprets formatting in the Markdown string. This parameter defaults to no options. `baseURL` The base URL to use when resolving Markdown URLs. The initializer treats URLs as being relative to this URL. If this value is `nil`, the initializer doesn’t resolve URLs. The default is `nil`. `error` On input, a pointer to an error object. On return, if an error occurs, this pointer contains an actual error object with the error information. You may specify `nil` for this parameter if you don’t want the error information. ## Return Value An attributed string with the parsed Markdown text and styling, or `nil` if parsing the data fails. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)