---
title: "init(kind:options:)"
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "foundation/xmlnode/init(kind:options:)"
---

# init(kind:options:)

Returns an NSXMLNode instance initialized with the constant indicating node kind and one or more initialization options.

## Declaration

```swift
init(kind: XMLNode.Kind, options: XMLNode.Options = [])
```

## Parameters

- `kind`: An enum constant of type doc://com.apple.foundation/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/Kind-swift.enum that indicates the type of node. See Constants for a list of valid NSXMLNodeKind constants.
- `options`: One or more constants that specify initialization options; if there are multiple constants, bit-OR them together. These options request operations on the represented XML related to fidelity (for example, preserving entities), quoting style, handling of empty elements, and other things. See Constants for a list of valid node-initialization constants.

## Return Value

Return Value An NSXMLNode object initialized with the given kind and options, or nil if the object couldn’t be created. If kind is not a valid NSXMLNodeKind constant, the method returns an NSXMLNode object of kind NSXMLInvalidKind.

## Discussion

Discussion Do not use this initializer for creating instances of XMLDTDNode for attribute-list declarations. Instead, use the dtdNode(withXMLString:) class method of this class or the init(xmlString:) method of the NSXMLDTDNode class.

## See Also

### Creating and Initializing Node Objects

- [init(kind:)](foundation/xmlnode/init(kind:).md)
- [document()](foundation/xmlnode/document().md)
- [document(withRootElement:)](foundation/xmlnode/document(withrootelement:).md)
- [element(withName:)](foundation/xmlnode/element(withname:).md)
- [element(withName:children:attributes:)](foundation/xmlnode/element(withname:children:attributes:).md)
- [element(withName:stringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/element(withname:stringvalue:).md)
- [element(withName:uri:)](foundation/xmlnode/element(withname:uri:).md)
- [attribute(withName:stringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/attribute(withname:stringvalue:).md)
- [attribute(withName:uri:stringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/attribute(withname:uri:stringvalue:).md)
- [text(withStringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/text(withstringvalue:).md)
- [comment(withStringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/comment(withstringvalue:).md)
- [namespace(withName:stringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/namespace(withname:stringvalue:).md)
- [dtdNode(withXMLString:)](foundation/xmlnode/dtdnode(withxmlstring:).md)
- [predefinedNamespace(forPrefix:)](foundation/xmlnode/predefinednamespace(forprefix:).md)
- [processingInstruction(withName:stringValue:)](foundation/xmlnode/processinginstruction(withname:stringvalue:).md)