---
title: description
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/nsdata/description
---

# description

A string that contains a hexadecimal representation of the data object’s contents in a property list format.

## Declaration

```swift
var description: String { get }
```

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [getBytes(_:)](foundation/nsdata/getbytes(_:).md)
- [bytes](foundation/nsdata/bytes.md)
- [getBytes(_:range:)](foundation/nsdata/getbytes(_:range:).md)
- [getBytes(_:length:)](foundation/nsdata/getbytes(_:length:).md)