---
title: "init(item:)"
framework: geotoolbox
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "geotoolbox/placedescriptor/init(item:)"
---

# init(item:)

Creates a place descriptor from a map item.

## Declaration

```swift
init?(item: MKMapItem)
```

## Parameters

- `item`: An MKMapItem.

## Discussion

Discussion Use this method to create a PlaceDescriptor from an existing MKMapItem as shown here.

guard let descriptor = PlaceDescriptor(item: selectedSearchResult) else {         return     } Note that it’s possible for this initialization to fail if the system can’t resolve the provided map item.

## See Also

### Creating a place descriptor

- [init(representations:commonName:supportingRepresentations:)](geotoolbox/placedescriptor/init(representations:commonname:supportingrepresentations:).md)