---
title: "init(description:default:requestValueDialog:requestDisambiguationDialog:inputConnectionBehavior:query:)"
framework: appintents
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "appintents/intentparameter/init(description:default:requestvaluedialog:requestdisambiguationdialog:inputconnectionbehavior:query:)"
---

# init(description:default:requestValueDialog:requestDisambiguationDialog:inputConnectionBehavior:query:)

Creates an app intent parameter with an entity search query.

## Declaration

```swift
convenience init<Query>(description: LocalizedStringResource? = nil, default defaultValue: Value.UnwrappedType? = nil, requestValueDialog: IntentDialog? = nil, requestDisambiguationDialog: IntentDialog? = nil, inputConnectionBehavior: InputConnectionBehavior = .default, query: Query) where Query : EntityQuery, Value.ValueType == Query.Entity
```

## Parameters

- `description`: Additional details about this parameter.
- `defaultValue`: The default value for this parameter. People can specify a different value.
- `requestValueDialog`: A prompt that asks a person to provide the parameter value.
- `requestDisambiguationDialog`: A prompt that asks a person to choose among possible parameter values.
- `inputConnectionBehavior`: An enum that indicates how this parameter receives the output from a preceding app intent.
- `query`: A query that Siri and the Shortcuts app can use to retrieve instances of your entity.