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# shouldRefreshRefetchedObjects

A Boolean value that indicates whether the property values of fetched objects will be updated with the current values in the persistent store.

```
var shouldRefreshRefetchedObjects: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

This value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the property values of fetched objects will be updated with the current values in the persistent store; otherwise, it is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

By default when you fetch objects, they maintain their current property values, even if the values in the persistent store have changed. Invoking this method with the parameter <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> means that when the fetch is executed, the property values of fetched objects are updated with the current values in the persistent store. This is a more convenient way to ensure that managed object property values are consistent with the store than by using [`refresh(_:mergeChanges:)`](/documentation/CoreData/NSManagedObjectContext/refresh(_:mergeChanges:)) (`NSManagedObjetContext`) for multiple objects in turn.

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