---
title: name
framework: coredata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: coredata/nsentitydescription/name
---

# name

The entity name of the receiver.

## Declaration

```swift
var name: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Setting the name raises an exception if the receiver’s model has been used by an object graph manager.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [Core Data Programming Guide](apple-archive/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/CoreData.md)

### Getting descriptive information

- [managedObjectModel](coredata/nsentitydescription/managedobjectmodel.md)
- [managedObjectClassName](coredata/nsentitydescription/managedobjectclassname.md)
- [renamingIdentifier](coredata/nsentitydescription/renamingidentifier.md)
- [isAbstract](coredata/nsentitydescription/isabstract.md)
- [userInfo](coredata/nsentitydescription/userinfo.md)
- [coreSpotlightDisplayNameExpression](coredata/nsentitydescription/corespotlightdisplaynameexpression.md)