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# insertNewObject(forEntityName:into:)

Creates, configures, and returns an instance of the class for the entity with a given name.

```
class func insertNewObject(forEntityName entityName: String, into context: NSManagedObjectContext) -> NSManagedObject
```

## Parameters

`entityName`

The name of an entity.

`context`

The managed object context to use.

## Return Value

A new, autoreleased, fully configured instance of the class for the entity named `entityName`. The instance has its entity description set and is inserted it into `context`.

## Discussion

This method makes it easy for you to create instances of a given entity without worrying about the details of managed object creation. The method is conceptually similar to the following code example.

```objc
NSManagedObjectModel *managedObjectModel =
        [[context persistentStoreCoordinator] managedObjectModel];
NSEntityDescription *entity =
        [[managedObjectModel entitiesByName] objectForKey:entityName];
NSManagedObject *newObject = [[NSManagedObject alloc]
            initWithEntity:entity insertIntoManagedObjectContext:context];
return newObject;
```

## See Also

[`init(entity:insertInto:)`](/documentation/CoreData/NSManagedObject/init(entity:insertInto:))

Initializes a managed object from an entity description and inserts it into the specified managed object context.


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