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# init(alignment:scope:)

Creates a scale view with the provided alignment and scope.

```
@MainActor @preconcurrency init(alignment: HorizontalAlignment = .leading, scope: Namespace.ID? = nil)
```

## Parameters

`alignment`

The alignment that describes the positioning of the scale view. The default is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/SwiftUI/HorizontalAlignment/leading>.

`scope`

A <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/SwiftUI/Namespace/ID> value that identifies this namespace and that you can use to associate this control with a map instance.

## Return Value

An initialized scale view.

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