---
title: name
framework: metal
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: metal/mtlvertexattribute/name
---

# name

The name of the attribute.

## Declaration

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

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [Metal Shading Language Guide](apple-archive/documentation/Metal/Reference/MetalShadingLanguageGuide/Introduction.md)
- [Metal Programming Guide](apple-archive/documentation/Miscellaneous/Conceptual/MetalProgrammingGuide/Introduction.md)

### Describing the attribute

- [attributeIndex](metal/mtlvertexattribute/attributeindex.md)
- [attributeType](metal/mtlvertexattribute/attributetype.md)
- [isActive](metal/mtlvertexattribute/isactive.md)
- [isPatchControlPointData](metal/mtlvertexattribute/ispatchcontrolpointdata.md)
- [isPatchData](metal/mtlvertexattribute/ispatchdata.md)