# WindowID.init(from:)

- **Module:** WindowID
- **Package:** libtmux-swift
- **Language:** Swift
- **Kind:** method
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-swift/blob/254f8b2be7eb60cacc3ffcb3ea8e456784f582df/Sources/LibTmux/Identity.swift#L73
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/swift/latest/reference/windowid-init(from-)/

```
WindowID.init(from:)(from: any Decoder)
```

Creates a new instance by decoding from the given decoder, when the type's `RawValue` is `String`.

This initializer throws an error if reading from the decoder fails, or
if the data read is corrupted or otherwise invalid.

- Parameter decoder: The decoder to read data from.