---
title: type
framework: coredata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: coredata/nspersistentstoredescription/type
---

# type

The type of store this description represents.

## Declaration

```swift
var type: String { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion A string constant (such as NSSQLiteStoreType) that specifies the type of the new store—see NSPersistentStoreCoordinator.

## See Also

### Configuring a Persistent Store Description

- [url](coredata/nspersistentstoredescription/url.md)
- [configuration](coredata/nspersistentstoredescription/configuration.md)
- [timeout](coredata/nspersistentstoredescription/timeout.md)
- [isReadOnly](coredata/nspersistentstoredescription/isreadonly.md)
- [shouldAddStoreAsynchronously](coredata/nspersistentstoredescription/shouldaddstoreasynchronously.md)
- [shouldInferMappingModelAutomatically](coredata/nspersistentstoredescription/shouldinfermappingmodelautomatically.md)
- [shouldMigrateStoreAutomatically](coredata/nspersistentstoredescription/shouldmigratestoreautomatically.md)
- [setOption(_:forKey:)](coredata/nspersistentstoredescription/setoption(_:forkey:).md)
- [setValue(_:forPragmaNamed:)](coredata/nspersistentstoredescription/setvalue(_:forpragmanamed:).md)