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# metadata(for:)

Returns the metadata of the specified persistent store.

```
func metadata(for store: NSPersistentStore) -> [String : Any]
```

## Parameters

`store`

A persistent store.

## Return Value

A dictionary that contains the metadata currently stored or to-be-stored in `store`.

## See Also

[`+  setMetadata:forPersistentStoreOfType:URL:error:`](/documentation/CoreData/NSPersistentStoreCoordinator/setMetadata(_:forPersistentStoreOfType:at:))

Sets the metadata for a given store.

[`+  metadataForPersistentStoreOfType:URL:error:`](/documentation/CoreData/NSPersistentStoreCoordinator/metadataForPersistentStore(ofType:at:))

Returns a dictionary containing the metadata stored in the persistent store at a given URL.


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