---
title: "init(named:)"
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "appkit/nssound/init(named:)"
---

# init(named:)

Returns the NSSound instance associated with a given name.

## Declaration

```swift
init?(named name: NSSound.Name)
```

## Parameters

- `name`: Name that identifies sound data.

## Return Value

Return Value NSSound instance initialized with the sound data identified by soundName.

## Discussion

Discussion The returned object can be one of the following: One that’s been assigned a name with the name property One of the named system sounds provided by the Application Kit framework If there’s no known NSSound object with soundName, this method tries to create one by searching for sound files in the application’s main bundle (see Bundle for a description of how the bundle’s contents are searched). If no sound file can be located in the application main bundle, the following directories are searched in order: ~/Library/Sounds /Library/Sounds /Network/Library/Sounds /System/Library/Sounds If no data can be found for soundName, no object is created, and nil is returned. The preferred way to locate a sound is to pass a name without the file extension. See the class description for a list of the supported sound file extensions.

## See Also

### Getting Sound Information

- [soundUnfilteredTypes](appkit/nssound/soundunfilteredtypes.md)
- [duration](appkit/nssound/duration.md)