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# init(serializedRepresentation:)

Initializes the receiver as a regular-file file wrapper from given serialized data.

```
init?(serializedRepresentation serializeRepresentation: Data)
```

## Parameters

`serializeRepresentation`

Serialized representation of a file wrapper in the format used for the `NSFileContentsPboardType` pasteboard type. Data of this format is returned by such methods as [`serializedRepresentation`](/documentation/Foundation/FileWrapper/serializedRepresentation) and [`rtfd(from:documentAttributes:)`](/documentation/Foundation/NSAttributedString/rtfd(from:documentAttributes:)) ([`NSAttributedString`](/documentation/Foundation/NSAttributedString)).

## Return Value

Regular-file file wrapper initialized from `serializedRepresentation`.

## Discussion

The file wrapper is not associated with a file-system node until you save it using [`write(to:options:originalContentsURL:)`](/documentation/Foundation/FileWrapper/write(to:options:originalContentsURL:)).

## See Also

[`preferredFilename`](/documentation/Foundation/FileWrapper/preferredFilename)

The preferred filename for the file wrapper object.

[`filename`](/documentation/Foundation/FileWrapper/filename)

The filename of the file wrapper object

[`fileAttributes`](/documentation/Foundation/FileWrapper/fileAttributes)

A dictionary of file attributes.


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