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# dataRepresentation

The data representation of the URL’s relativeString.

```
var dataRepresentation: Data { get }
```

## Discussion

If the URL was initialized with `init?(dataRepresentation:relativeTo:isAbsolute:)`, the data representation returned are the same bytes as those used at initialization; otherwise, the data representation returned are the bytes of the `relativeString` encoded with UTF8 string encoding.

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