---
title: kAXVisibleChildrenAttribute
framework: applicationservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: applicationservices/kaxvisiblechildrenattribute
---

# kAXVisibleChildrenAttribute

## Declaration

```swift
var kAXVisibleChildrenAttribute: String { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion An array of first-order accessibility objects contained by this accessibility object that are visible to a sighted user. For example, a list view’s AXVisibleChildren array would contain the list’s subelements that are currently scrolled into view. The members of the AXVisibleChildren array are a subset of the members of this accessibility object’s AXChildren array. This attribute is recommended for accessibility objects whose child objects can be scrolled out of view or otherwise obscured.