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

# name

An identifier for the semantic use of the vertex attribute.

## Declaration

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

## Discussion

Discussion Depending on the source of data for a mesh—that is, which file format it was loaded from in a MDLAsset object, or whether it was programmatically created—a vertex attribute’s name can be either one of the constants listed in Vertex Attributes or an identifier specific to the file format.

## See Also

### Inspecting a Vertex Attribute

- [format](modelio/mdlvertexattribute/format.md)
- [offset](modelio/mdlvertexattribute/offset.md)
- [bufferIndex](modelio/mdlvertexattribute/bufferindex.md)
- [initializationValue](modelio/mdlvertexattribute/initializationvalue.md)