---
title: "init(name:bundle:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "uikit/nsdataasset/init(name:bundle:)"
---

# init(name:bundle:)

Initializes and returns an object with a reference to the named data asset that’s in an asset catalog in the specified bundle.

## Declaration

```swift
init?(name: NSDataAssetName, bundle: Bundle)
```

## Parameters

- `name`: The name of the data set in the asset catalog.
- `bundle`: The bundle used to store the asset catalog. Pass nil for the main bundle. The bundle must be the same as the one used in the Xcode project.

## Return Value

Return Value The data asset object for the named data set in the specified bundle, or nil if the data set is not found.

## Discussion

Discussion If there are multiple data files in the named data set, this method returns the one with attributes that most closely match the current device available screen space. This method looks in the asset catalog, in the bundle specified by the bundle parameter for the named data set.

## See Also

### Initializing the data asset

- [init(name:)](uikit/nsdataasset/init(name:).md)