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**Init(**// view, primaryrelation //[,// order //]// //**)**

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| **Init** | Initializes the ViewManager object. |
| //view// | The label of the managed VIEW. |
| //primaryrelation// | The label of the RelationManager object for the //view//'s primary file. |
| //order// | A structure containing the sort, range limit, and filter information for the managed VIEW. If omitted, the Init method supplies an empty SortOrder structure that may be set up with AddSortOrder, AppendOrder, SetOrder, AddRange, and SetFilter methods. |

The **Init **method initializes the ViewManager object.

**Implementation:**

The Init method sets the values of the Order, PagesAhead, PagesBehind, PageSize, Primary, and View properties.

The //order //parameter allows derived classes, such as the BrowseClass, to add additional sort information to their underlying views.

By passing the Order property from another ViewManager object or the Sort property from a BrowseClass object as the //order //parameter, you can implement several objects with similar sorts, filters, and range limits.

**Example:**

** MyView.Init(OrderView,Relate:Order)   !initialize the ViewManager**

** MyView.Open                           !open the view**

** !program code**

** MyView.Close                          !close the view**

** MyView.Kill                           !shut down the ViewManager **

**See Also:**     [[order  sort  range limit  and filter information .htm|Order]], [[primary  the primary file relationmanager  .htm|Primary]], [[view  the managed view .htm|View]], [[pagesahead  buffered pages .htm|PagesAhead]], [[pagesbehind  buffered pages .htm|PagesBehind]], [[pagesize   buffer page size .htm|PageSize]]