---
title: "init(sourceText:clientIdentifier:)"
framework: translation
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "translation/translationsession/request/init(sourcetext:clientidentifier:)-8fung"
---

# init(sourceText:clientIdentifier:)

Creates a request for translating a single attributed string.

## Declaration

```swift
init(sourceText: AttributedString, clientIdentifier: String? = nil)
```

## Discussion

Discussion The plain text is automatically extracted and stored in sourceText.

## See Also

### Initializing a translation request

- [init(sourceText:clientIdentifier:)](translation/translationsession/request/init(sourcetext:clientidentifier:)-ruyz.md)