---
title: "init(containerClassDescription:containerSpecifier:key:start:end:)"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "foundation/nsrangespecifier/init(containerclassdescription:containerspecifier:key:start:end:)"
---

# init(containerClassDescription:containerSpecifier:key:start:end:)

Returns a range specifier initialized with the given properties.

## Declaration

```swift
init(containerClassDescription classDesc: NSScriptClassDescription, containerSpecifier container: NSScriptObjectSpecifier?, key property: String, start startSpec: NSScriptObjectSpecifier?, end endSpec: NSScriptObjectSpecifier?)
```

## Parameters

- `classDesc`: The class description.
- `container`: The container.
- `property`: The property.
- `startSpec`: The object specifier representing the first object of the range.
- `endSpec`: The object specifier representing the last object of the range.

## Return Value

Return Value A range specifier initialized with the given properties.

## Discussion

Discussion Invokes the super class’s init(containerClassDescription:containerSpecifier:key:) method and initializes the instance with the object specifiers representing the starting element, startSpec, and the ending element, endSpec, of a range of elements in the container.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [Cocoa Scripting Guide](apple-archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ScriptableCocoaApplications/SApps_intro/SAppsIntro.html.md)