---
title: "init(presentation:unitsStyle:locale:calendar:capitalizationContext:)"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "foundation/date/relativeformatstyle/init(presentation:unitsstyle:locale:calendar:capitalizationcontext:)"
---

# init(presentation:unitsStyle:locale:calendar:capitalizationContext:)

Creates a relative date format style with the specified presentation, units, locale, calendar, and capitalization context.

## Declaration

```swift
init(presentation: Date.RelativeFormatStyle.Presentation = .numeric, unitsStyle: Date.RelativeFormatStyle.UnitsStyle = .wide, locale: Locale = .autoupdatingCurrent, calendar: Calendar = .autoupdatingCurrent, capitalizationContext: FormatStyleCapitalizationContext = .unknown)
```

## Parameters

- `presentation`: The style to use when describing a relative date, such as “1 day ago” or “yesterday”.
- `unitsStyle`: The style to use when formatting the quantity or the name of the unit, such as “1 day ago” or “one day ago”.
- `locale`: The locale to use when formatting the relative date.
- `calendar`: The calendar to use when formatting the relative date.
- `capitalizationContext`: The capitalization context to use when formatting the relative date.

## Discussion

Discussion The following example creates a format style applied to a relative date to create a string representation. if let past = Calendar.current.date(byAdding: .day, value: -7, to: Date()) {

let formatStyle = Date.RelativeFormatStyle(         presentation: .named,         unitsStyle: .abbreviated,         locale: Locale(identifier: "en_US"),         calendar: Calendar.current,         capitalizationContext: .beginningOfSentence)          print(past.formatted(formatStyle)) // "Last wk." }