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# init(frame:columnName:timeUnit:)

Creates a row grouping from a column with date or time elements.

```
init<D>(frame: D, columnName: String, timeUnit: Calendar.Component) where GroupingKey == Int, D : DataFrameProtocol
```

## Parameters

`frame`

A data frame type.

`columnName`

The name of the column that stores a row’s date and time information.

`timeUnit`

A calendar component that tells the row grouping how to create its groups.

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