---
title: "init(forSupplementaryViewOfKind:with:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "uikit/uicollectionviewlayoutattributes/init(forsupplementaryviewofkind:with:)"
---

# init(forSupplementaryViewOfKind:with:)

Creates and returns a layout attributes object that represents the specified supplementary view.

## Declaration

```swift
convenience init(forSupplementaryViewOfKind elementKind: String, with indexPath: IndexPath)
```

## Parameters

- `elementKind`: A string that identifies the type of supplementary view.
- `indexPath`: The index path of the view.

## Return Value

Return Value A new layout attributes object whose precise type matches the type of the class used to call this method.

## Discussion

Discussion Use this method to create a layout attributes object for a supplementary view in the collection view. Like cells, supplementary views present data that is managed by the collection view’s data source. But unlike cells, supplementary views are typically designed for a special purpose. For example, header and footer views are laid out differently than cells and can be provided for individual sections or for the collection view as a whole. It is up to you to decide how to use the indexPath parameter to identify a given supplementary view. Typically, you use the elementKind parameter to identify the type of the supplementary view and the indexPath information to distinguish between different instances of that view.

## See Also

### Creating layout attributes

- [init(forCellWith:)](uikit/uicollectionviewlayoutattributes/init(forcellwith:).md)
- [init(forDecorationViewOfKind:with:)](uikit/uicollectionviewlayoutattributes/init(fordecorationviewofkind:with:).md)