---
title: "init(restaurant:booking:partySize:bookingIdentifier:guest:selectedOffer:guestProvidedSpecialRequestText:)"
framework: intents
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "intents/inbookrestaurantreservationintent/init(restaurant:booking:partysize:bookingidentifier:guest:selectedoffer:guestprovidedspecialrequesttext:)"
---

# init(restaurant:booking:partySize:bookingIdentifier:guest:selectedOffer:guestProvidedSpecialRequestText:)

Initializes the intent object with the specified booking information.

## Declaration

```swift
init(restaurant: INRestaurant, booking bookingDateComponents: DateComponents, partySize: Int, bookingIdentifier: String?, guest: INRestaurantGuest?, selectedOffer: INRestaurantOffer?, guestProvidedSpecialRequestText: String?)
```

## Parameters

- `restaurant`: The restaurant to contact regarding the booking.
- `bookingDateComponents`: The date and time of the reservation.
- `partySize`: The total number of people in the user’s party.
- `bookingIdentifier`: The unique identifier associated with the initial reservation data.
- `guest`: The identity of the guest associated to associate with the reservation.
- `selectedOffer`: The special offer, if any, selected by the user.
- `guestProvidedSpecialRequestText`: Information about any special requests made by the user.

## Return Value

Return Value An initialized intent object or nil if the object could not be created.

## Discussion

Discussion Normally, you do not create instances of this class yourself. Instead, SiriKit creates instances when the user asks to create a restaurant booking. However, you can use this method during testing to create intent objects in order to validate your intent handling code paths.