---
title: webPlugInInitialize()
framework: Objective-C Runtime
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/webplugininitialize()
---

# webPlugInInitialize()

Initializes the plug-in.

## Declaration

```swift
func webPlugInInitialize()
```

## Discussion

Discussion Tells the plug-in to perform one-time initialization. This method must be called only once per instance of the plug-in object, before any other methods in the protocol are called.

## See Also

### Controlling the Plug-in

- [webPlugInDestroy()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/webplugindestroy().md)
- [webPlugInStart()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/webpluginstart().md)
- [webPlugInStop()](objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/webpluginstop().md)