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

# entitiesByName

The entities of the model, keyed by name.

## Declaration

```swift
var entitiesByName: [String : NSEntityDescription] { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Entities are instances of NSEntityDescription.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [entity(forEntityName:in:)](coredata/nsentitydescription/entity(forentityname:in:).md)

### Managing entities and configurations

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