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# init(style:)

Creates an activity indicator.

```
init(style: UIActivityIndicatorView.Style)
```

## Parameters

`style`

A constant that specifies the style of the object to be created. See [`UIActivityIndicatorView.Style`](/documentation/UIKit/UIActivityIndicatorView/Style-swift.enum) for descriptions of the style constants.

## Return Value

An initialized [`UIActivityIndicatorView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIActivityIndicatorView) object.

## Discussion

[`UIActivityIndicatorView`](/documentation/UIKit/UIActivityIndicatorView) sizes the returned instance according to the specified `style`. You can set and retrieve the style of an activity indicator through the [`style`](/documentation/UIKit/UIActivityIndicatorView/style-swift.property) property.

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