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# init(data:)

Returns a representation of an image from the specified data in the PICT file format.

```
init?(data pictData: Data)
```

## Parameters

`pictData`

A data object containing the PICT data.

## Return Value

An initialized [`NSPICTImageRep`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPICTImageRep), or `nil` if the object could not be initialized. Initialization may fail if the data does not conform to the PICT file format.

## Discussion

If the PICT data is obtained directly from a PICT file or document, this method ignores most of the 512-byte header that occurs before the start of the actual picture data. It may retrieve some relevant meta information from the header.

## See Also

[`imageRepWithData:`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPICTImageRep/imageRepWithData:)

Creates and returns a representation of an image from the specified data in the PICT file format.

[`pictRepresentation`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPICTImageRep/pictRepresentation)

The image representation’s PICT data.


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