---
title: name
framework: modelio
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: modelio/mdlmaterialproperty/name
---

# name

A descriptive name for the material property.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion A material property’s name is not used for rendering, but it can be useful in debugging. Model Model I/O  may set a material property’s name to a format-specific value when loading materials from an MDLAsset object.

## See Also

### Using a Material Property

- [semantic](modelio/mdlmaterialproperty/semantic.md)
- [type](modelio/mdlmaterialproperty/type.md)