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# fetchOffset

The fetch offset of the fetch request.

```
var fetchOffset: Int { get set }
```

## Discussion

The default value is `0`.

This setting allows you to specify an offset at which rows will begin being returned. Effectively, the request skips the specified number of matching entries. For example, given a fetch that typically returns `a, b, c, d`, specifying an offset of 1 will return `b, c, d`, and an offset of 4  will return an empty array. Offsets are ignored in nested requests such as subqueries.

This property can be used to restrict the working set of data.  In combination with [`fetchLimit`](/documentation/CoreData/NSFetchRequest/fetchLimit), you can create a subrange of an arbitrary result set.

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