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# init(name:)

Initializes and returns a color list, registering it under the specified name if it isn’t in use already.

```
init(name: NSColorList.Name)
```

## Parameters

`name`

The name under which to register the color list. Specify `@””` if you don’t want a name.

## Return Value

The initialized color list.

## Discussion

This method invokes [`init(name:fromFile:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorList/init(name:fromFile:)) with a `fromFile:` argument of `nil`, indicating that the color list doesn’t need to be initialized from a file. Note that this method does not add the color list to [`availableColorLists`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorList/availableColorLists) until the color list is saved into the user’s path with [`write(toFile:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorList/write(toFile:)) with a value of `nil`.

## See Also

[`init(name:fromFile:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSColorList/init(name:fromFile:))

Initializes and returns a color list from the specified file, registering it under the specified name if it isn’t in use already.


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