---
title: "hitTest(_:types:)"
framework: arkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "arkit/arskview/hittest(_:types:)"
---

# hitTest(_:types:)

Searches for real-world objects or AR anchors in the captured camera image corresponding to a point in the SpriteKit view.

## Declaration

```swift
func hitTest(_ point: CGPoint, types: ARHitTestResult.ResultType) -> [ARHitTestResult]
```

## Parameters

- `point`: A point in the 2D coordinate system of the view.
- `types`: The types of hit-test result to search for.

## Return Value

Return Value A list of results, sorted from nearest to farthest (in distance from the camera).

## Discussion

Discussion Hit testing searches for real-world objects or surfaces detected through the AR session’s processing of the camera image. A 2D point in the view’s coordinate system can refer to any point along a 3D line that starts at the device camera and extends in a direction determined by the device orientation and camera projection. This method searches along that line, returning all objects that intersect it in order of distance from the camera. note: This method searches for AR anchors and real-world objects detected by the AR session, not SpriteKit content displayed in the view. To search for SpriteKit objects, use the nodes(at:) method of the view’s SpriteKit scene. The behavior of a hit test depends on which types you specify and the order you specify them in. For details, see ARHitTestResult and the various ARHitTestResult.ResultType options.