---
title: "entities(forConfigurationName:)"
framework: coredata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "coredata/nsmanagedobjectmodel/entities(forconfigurationname:)"
---

# entities(forConfigurationName:)

Returns the entities of the model for a specified configuration.

## Declaration

```swift
func entities(forConfigurationName configuration: String?) -> [NSEntityDescription]?
```

## Parameters

- `configuration`: The name of a configuration in the receiver.

## Return Value

Return Value An array containing the entities of the receiver for the configuration specified by configuration.

## See Also

### Managing entities and configurations

- [entities](coredata/nsmanagedobjectmodel/entities.md)
- [entitiesByName](coredata/nsmanagedobjectmodel/entitiesbyname.md)
- [configurations](coredata/nsmanagedobjectmodel/configurations.md)
- [setEntities(_:forConfigurationName:)](coredata/nsmanagedobjectmodel/setentities(_:forconfigurationname:).md)