---
title: "validate(definition:nodeResourceMapping:skeletonResource:)"
framework: realitykit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Method
path: "realitykit/animationgraphresource/validate(definition:noderesourcemapping:skeletonresource:)"
---

# validate(definition:nodeResourceMapping:skeletonResource:)

Run the compiler and return all graph errors without producing a resource.

## Declaration

```swift
static func validate(definition: Data, nodeResourceMapping: [Int : AnimationResource] = [:], skeletonResource: SkeletonResource) -> [String]
```

## See Also

### Creating an animation graph

- [init(definition:nodeResourceMapping:skeletonResource:)](realitykit/animationgraphresource/init(definition:noderesourcemapping:skeletonresource:).md)