---
title: entities
framework: coredata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: coredata/nsmanagedobjectmodel/entities
---

# entities

The entities in the model.

## Declaration

```swift
var entities: [NSEntityDescription] { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Entities are instances of NSEntityDescription. Special Considerations Setting the entities for an object model raises an exception if the object model has been used by an object graph manager.

## See Also

### Managing entities and configurations

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