---
title: "init(uuidString:)"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "foundation/uuid/init(uuidstring:)"
---

# init(uuidString:)

Creates a UUID from a string representation.

## Declaration

```swift
init?(uuidString string: String)
```

## Parameters

- `string`: The string representation of a UUID, such as E621E1F8-C36C-495A-93FC-0C247A3E6E5F.

## Discussion

Discussion Returns nil if the string isn’t a valid UUID representation.

## See Also

### Creating UUIDs

- [init()](foundation/uuid/init().md)
- [init(uuid:)](foundation/uuid/init(uuid:).md)