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# init(rawValue:)

Creates a new option set from the given raw value.

```
init(rawValue: Self.RawValue)
```

## Parameters

`rawValue`

The raw value of the option set to create. Each bit
of `rawValue` potentially represents an element of the option set,
though raw values may include bits that are not defined as distinct
values of the `OptionSet` type.

## Discussion

This initializer always succeeds, even if the value passed as `rawValue`
exceeds the static properties declared as part of the option set. This
example creates an instance of `ShippingOptions` with a raw value beyond
the highest element, with a bit mask that effectively contains all the
declared static members.

```
let extraOptions = ShippingOptions(rawValue: 255)
print(extraOptions.isStrictSuperset(of: .all))
// Prints "true"
```

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