---
title: "init(_:)"
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "swift/string/init(_:)-1ip93"
---

# init(_:)

Creates a new instance of a collection containing the elements of a sequence.

## Declaration

```swift
init<S>(_ elements: S) where S : Sequence, Self.Element == S.Element
```

## Parameters

- `elements`: The sequence of elements for the new collection.

## See Also

### Creating a String

- [init(decoding:)](swift/string/init(decoding:)-nm7v.md)
- [init()](swift/string/init().md)
- [init(_:)](swift/string/init(_:)-8v3fo.md)
- [init(_:)](swift/string/init(_:)-8og6g.md)
- [init(_:)](swift/string/init(_:)-50pwi.md)
- [init(_:)](swift/string/init(_:)-14lv5.md)
- [init(repeating:count:)](swift/string/init(repeating:count:)-23xjt.md)
- [init(repeating:count:)](swift/string/init(repeating:count:)-11bpi.md)
- [init(unsafeUninitializedCapacity:initializingUTF8With:)](swift/string/init(unsafeuninitializedcapacity:initializingutf8with:).md)