---
title: descriptionInStringsFileFormat
framework: foundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: foundation/nsdictionary/descriptioninstringsfileformat
---

# descriptionInStringsFileFormat

A string that represents the contents of the dictionary, formatted in .strings file format.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion The order in which the entries are listed is undefined. This method fails unless the dictionary can be represented by a strings resource file. For details, see String Resources in Resource Programming Guide.

## See Also

### Describing a Dictionary

- [description](foundation/nsdictionary/description.md)
- [description(withLocale:)](foundation/nsdictionary/description(withlocale:).md)
- [description(withLocale:indent:)](foundation/nsdictionary/description(withlocale:indent:).md)