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# init(parent:userInfo:)

Creates a new progress instance.

```
init(parent parentProgressOrNil: Progress?, userInfo userInfoOrNil: [ProgressUserInfoKey : Any]? = nil)
```

## Parameters

`parentProgressOrNil`

The containing [`Progress`](/documentation/Foundation/Progress) object, if any, to notify when reporting progress, or to consult when checking for cancellation.

    The only valid values are [`current()`](/documentation/Foundation/Progress/current())     or     `nil`    .

`userInfoOrNil`

The optional user information dictionary for the progress object.

## Discussion

This is the designated initializer for the [`Progress`](/documentation/Foundation/Progress) class.

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