---
title: init()
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: foundation/propertylistencoder/init()
---

# init()

Creates a new, reusable property list encoder with the default formatting settings.

## Declaration

```swift
init()
```

## See Also

### Encoding

- [encode(_:)](foundation/propertylistencoder/encode(_:).md)
- [encode(_:configuration:)](foundation/propertylistencoder/encode(_:configuration:)-4biuh.md)
- [encode(_:configuration:)](foundation/propertylistencoder/encode(_:configuration:)-5ee8q.md)