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# init(options:)

Creates a session object directed over proxy to another host.

```
init(options inOptions: [AnyHashable : Any]! = [:]) throws
```

## Parameters

`inOptions`

A dictionary of options to associate with the session. Can be `nil`.

## Return Value

The created session object.

## Discussion

> Handling Errors in Swift:
> In Swift, this API is imported as an initializer and is marked with the `throws` keyword to indicate that it throws an error in cases of failure.
> 
> You call this method in a `try` expression and handle any errors in the `catch` clauses of a `do` statement, as described in [Error Handling](https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/LanguageGuide/ErrorHandling.html) in [The Swift Programming Language](https://docs.swift.org/swift-book/) and `About Imported Cocoa Error Parameters`.

## See Also

[`ODSession`](/documentation/OpenDirectory/ODSession)

An `ODSession` object serves as a Cocoa wrapper for an Open Directory session.


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