---
title: contextExpression
framework: coredata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: coredata/nsfetchrequestexpression/contextexpression
---

# contextExpression

The expression for the receiver’s managed object context.

## Declaration

```swift
var contextExpression: NSExpression { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The expression must evaluate to an NSManagedObjectContext object.

## See Also

### Examining a Fetch Request Expression

- [requestExpression](coredata/nsfetchrequestexpression/requestexpression.md)
- [isCountOnlyRequest](coredata/nsfetchrequestexpression/iscountonlyrequest.md)