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# init(personHandle:nameComponents:displayName:image:contactIdentifier:customIdentifier:)

Creates a person with the specified name and contact information.

```
convenience init(personHandle: INPersonHandle, nameComponents: PersonNameComponents?, displayName: String?, image: INImage?, contactIdentifier: String?, customIdentifier: String?)
```

## Parameters

`personHandle`

A string that contains information your app uses to identify the user. You can create a person handle from an email address, phone number, or account name associated with the user.

`nameComponents`

The name of the user, specified as a set of name components.

`displayName`

The string you display for the user’s name.

`image`

An image of the person.

`contactIdentifier`

The identifier associated with the user’s <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Contacts/CNContact> object. Specify a value for this parameter when the user has a corresponding entry in the Contacts database.

`customIdentifier`

A custom string that you use to identify people in your app.

## Return Value

An initialized person object or `nil` if initialization fails.

## Discussion

Use this method when creating person objects you plan to return as part of a response to Siri. Always specify as much information as possible about the user. This method makes copies of the `personHandle`, `nameComponents`, `displayName`, `image`, `contactIdentifier`, and `customIdentifier` parameters instead of keeping the originals.

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