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

# superentity

The super-entity of the receiver.

## Declaration

```swift
unowned(unsafe) var superentity: NSEntityDescription? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If the receiver has no super-entity, returns nil.

## See Also

### Managing inheritance

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