# `GSElement initWithDict:format:`

*Initializer*

Creates a concrete element from a Glyphs source representation.

## Declaration

```swift
init(dict: [String : Any], format formatVersion: GSFormatVersion)
```

```objc
- (instancetype) initWithDict:(NSDictionary<NSString *,id> *) dict format:(GSFormatVersion) formatVersion;
```

```python
initWithDict_format_(dict: dict[str, object], formatVersion: GSFormatVersion) -> GSElement
```

## Parameters

- `dict` — The property-list representation.
- `formatVersion` — The Glyphs file format version used to interpret the representation.