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# init(url:mimeType:expectedContentLength:textEncodingName:)

Creates an initialized [`URLResponse`](/documentation/Foundation/URLResponse) object with the URL, MIME type, length, and text encoding set to given values.

```
init(url URL: URL, mimeType MIMEType: String?, expectedContentLength length: Int, textEncodingName name: String?)
```

## Parameters

`URL`

The URL for the new object.

`MIMEType`

The MIME type.

`length`

The expected content length.This value should be `–1` if the expected length is undetermined

`name`

The text encoding name. This value may be `nil`.

## Return Value

The initialized URL response.

## Discussion

This is the designated initializer for [`URLResponse`](/documentation/Foundation/URLResponse).

## See Also

[`-  initWithURL:statusCode:HTTPVersion:headerFields:`](/documentation/Foundation/HTTPURLResponse/init(url:statusCode:httpVersion:headerFields:)-21j4x)

Initializes an HTTP URL response object with a status code, protocol version, and response headers.


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