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

# subentitiesByName

A dictionary containing the receiver’s sub-entities.

## Declaration

```swift
var subentitiesByName: [String : NSEntityDescription] { get }
```

## Return Value

Return Value The keys in the dictionary are the sub-entity names, the corresponding values are instances of NSEntityDescription.

## See Also

### Managing inheritance

- [subentities](coredata/nsentitydescription/subentities.md)
- [superentity](coredata/nsentitydescription/superentity.md)
- [isKindOf(entity:)](coredata/nsentitydescription/iskindof(entity:).md)