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# URLQueryItem

A single name-value pair from the query portion of a URL.

```
struct URLQueryItem
```

## Topics

### Creating Query Items

[`init(name:value:)`](/documentation/Foundation/URLQueryItem/init(name:value:))

Creates a new query item with the name and value you specify.

### Accessing the Item’s Components

[`name`](/documentation/Foundation/URLQueryItem/name)

The name of the query item.

[`value`](/documentation/Foundation/URLQueryItem/value)

The value for the query item.

### Using Reference Types

[`NSURLQueryItem`](/documentation/Foundation/NSURLQueryItem)

An object representing a single name/value pair for an item in the query portion of a URL.


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