# InitElement

Base class for all CloudFormation Init elements.

Extends: InitElement
Superclass of: InitCommand, InitFile, InitGroup, InitPackage, InitService, InitSource, InitUser

- Source: [`aws-ec2/lib/cfn-init-elements.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.275.0/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2/lib/cfn-init-elements.ts#L90)

## Example

```ts
declare const myBucket: s3.Bucket;

const handle = new ec2.InitServiceRestartHandle();

ec2.CloudFormationInit.fromElements(
  ec2.InitFile.fromString('/etc/nginx/nginx.conf', '...', { serviceRestartHandles: [handle] }),
  ec2.InitSource.fromS3Object('/var/www/html', myBucket, 'html.zip', { serviceRestartHandles: [handle] }),
  ec2.InitService.enable('nginx', {
    serviceRestartHandle: handle,
  })
);
```

## Initializer

```ts
new InitElement()
```

## Properties

- `elementType`: string — Returns the init element type for this element.