---
title: requestExpression
framework: coredata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: coredata/nsfetchrequestexpression/requestexpression
---

# requestExpression

The expression for the receiver’s fetch request.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion The expression must evaluate to an NSFetchRequest object.

## See Also

### Examining a Fetch Request Expression

- [contextExpression](coredata/nsfetchrequestexpression/contextexpression.md)
- [isCountOnlyRequest](coredata/nsfetchrequestexpression/iscountonlyrequest.md)