# Init Method

Defines a method that must be provided by the developer to perform any initialization routines required when an instance of the control is added to an InfoPath form.

expression.Init(pControlSite As InfoPathControlSite)

expression Required. An expression that returns a reference to the InfoPathControl object.

pControlSite Required. An instance of the InfoPathControlSite object.

## Remarks

InfoPath calls the Init method when a user adds an instance of the control to a view. InfoPath passes an instance of the InfoPathControlSite object to the Init method when the control is initialized. The InfoPathControlSite object provides the Node property that provides access to the XML DOM node to which the control is bound, and the XDocument property for accessing the XDocument object associated with a form, which in turn provides access to the full InfoPath object model.

The InfoPathControl and InfoPathControlSite objects and their methods and properties are designed to be used only from the implementation of an ActiveX control. These objects and their members are not supported in InfoPath form code. For more information on how to create ActiveX controls that work with InfoPath, see the InfoPath Developer Center.

Note This object model member is not supported when the Disable Service Pack features option on the Advanced tab of the Options dialog box in InfoPath is selected or when Microsoft Office 2003 Editions Service Pack 1 or later is not installed. Any form template that contains a view with an ActiveX control that implements this object model member in its code will generate an error message if it is opened in InfoPath when service pack features are disabled or unavailable.

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