---
title: children
framework: phase
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: phase/phaseobject/children
---

# children

Objects that position and orient in the scene relative to the given object.

## Declaration

```swift
var children: [PHASEObject] { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion To manage members of this array, use addChild(_:),  removeChild(_:), and removeChildren().

## See Also

### Managing the Hierarchy

- [parent](phase/phaseobject/parent.md)
- [addChild(_:)](phase/phaseobject/addchild(_:).md)
- [removeChild(_:)](phase/phaseobject/removechild(_:).md)
- [removeChildren()](phase/phaseobject/removechildren().md)