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# writer(configuration:)

Creates a writer to save this document to disk.

```
func writer(configuration: sending Self.WriteConfiguration) -> sending Self.Writer
```

## Parameters

`configuration`

The content type of the file
being written.

## Discussion

Return a [`FileWrapperDocumentWriter`](/documentation/SwiftUI/FileWrapperDocumentWriter) for cases that don’t require
custom writing logic, or a [`DocumentWriter`](/documentation/SwiftUI/DocumentWriter) for direct URL access or
streaming writes.

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