---
title: "descendants(where:)"
framework: usdkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [iOS 27.0+, iPadOS 27.0+, Mac Catalyst 27.0+, macOS 27.0+, tvOS 27.0+, visionOS 27.0+]
path: "usdkit/usdstage/descendants(where:)"
---

# descendants(where:)

Returns the descendant prims of this stage that satisfy the given predicate.

## Declaration

```swift
func descendants(where predicate: USDPrim.Predicate) -> [USDPrim]
```

## See Also

### Traversing the scene

- [descendants](usdkit/usdstage/descendants.md)
- [allDescendants](usdkit/usdstage/alldescendants.md)