---
title: "init(itemProvider:)"
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "uikit/uidragitem/init(itemprovider:)"
---

# init(itemProvider:)

Initializes a new drag item with a specified item provider.

## Declaration

```swift
init(itemProvider: NSItemProvider)
```

## Parameters

- `itemProvider`: An instance of doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSItemProvider that conveys the data or file to share during the drag-and-drop activity.

## Return Value

Return Value A drag item that the system initializes with the specified item provider.

## Discussion

Discussion Provide an NSItemProvider object to create a new drag item. The item provider communicates the data that the drag-and-drop activity shares between processes.