---
title: accessibilityChildren()
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: appkit/nsaccessibilitylayoutarea/accessibilitychildren()
---

# accessibilityChildren()

Returns the accessibility element’s children in the accessibility hierarchy.

## Declaration

```swift
func accessibilityChildren() -> [Any]?
```

## Return Value

Return Value An array that contains references to this element’s children in the accessibility hierarchy.

## Discussion

Discussion This method is the getter for the NSAccessibilityProtocol protocol’s accessibilityChildren property.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [accessibilityAddChildElement(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityelement-swift.class/accessibilityaddchildelement(_:).md)
- [unignoredChildrenForOnlyChild(from:)](appkit/nsaccessibility-swift.struct/unignoredchildrenforonlychild(from:).md)
- [unignoredChildren(from:)](appkit/nsaccessibility-swift.struct/unignoredchildren(from:).md)

### Supporting Accessibility

- [accessibilityFocusedUIElement](appkit/nsaccessibilitylayoutarea/accessibilityfocuseduielement.md)
- [accessibilityLabel()](appkit/nsaccessibilitylayoutarea/accessibilitylabel().md)
- [accessibilitySelectedChildren()](appkit/nsaccessibilitylayoutarea/accessibilityselectedchildren().md)