# str Settlement::name()

[Family: Settlement](/imperivm/en/CKS/familias/settlement/)

## Exact signature

```text
str Settlement::name()
```

## Description

Copies the selected settlement name bytes into a VM string result with a chained four-byte metadata trailer.

## Parameters and return type

**Return type:** `str`

The member is called on an object. Its receiver is not repeated among this signature’s arguments.

This signature takes no additional arguments.

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