---
title: ignoreHiddenNodes
framework: scenekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: scenekit/scnhittestoption/ignorehiddennodes
---

# ignoreHiddenNodes

An option to ignore hidden nodes when searching.

## Declaration

```swift
static let ignoreHiddenNodes: SCNHitTestOption
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value for this key is an NSNumber object containing a Boolean value. The default value is true, specifying that hit-testing should not return nodes whose hidden property value is true. Specify false to search nodes regardless of their visibility.

## See Also

### Options

- [backFaceCulling](scenekit/scnhittestoption/backfaceculling.md)
- [boundingBoxOnly](scenekit/scnhittestoption/boundingboxonly.md)
- [categoryBitMask](scenekit/scnhittestoption/categorybitmask.md)
- [clipToZRange](scenekit/scnhittestoption/cliptozrange.md)
- [ignoreChildNodes](scenekit/scnhittestoption/ignorechildnodes.md)
- [rootNode](scenekit/scnhittestoption/rootnode.md)
- [searchMode](scenekit/scnhittestoption/searchmode.md)
- [SCNHitTestSearchMode](scenekit/scnhittestsearchmode.md)