# HierarchyViewModel > A hierarchy view model is a read-only filtering view of a HierarchyViewModel.HierarchyFlattened. ## Definition * **Type:** Class * **Namespace:** [Unity.Hierarchy](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy.md) * **Assembly:** UnityEngine.HierarchyCoreModule * **Implements:** [IDisposable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.idisposable) ```csharp public sealed class HierarchyViewModel : IDisposable ``` ## Constructors | Constructor | Description | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [HierarchyViewModel(Unity.Hierarchy.HierarchyFlattened,Unity.Hierarchy.HierarchyNodeFlags)](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/ctor.md) | Cosntructs a new [HierarchyViewModel](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel.md). | ## Properties | Property | Description | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Count](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/count.md) | The total number of nodes. | | [Hierarchy](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/hierarchy.md) | Accesses the [HierarchyViewModel.Hierarchy](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/hierarchy.md). | | [HierarchyFlattened](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/hierarchyflattened.md) | Accesses the [HierarchyViewModel.HierarchyFlattened](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/hierarchyflattened.md). | | [IsCreated](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/iscreated.md) | Whether this object is valid and uses memory. | | [this\[\]](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/item.md) | Gets the [HierarchyNode](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchynode.md) at a specified index. | | [UpdateNeeded](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/updateneeded.md) | Whether the hierarchy view model requires an update. | | [Updating](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/updating.md) | Whether the hierarchy view model is currently updating. | ## Methods | Method | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [ClearFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/clearflags.md) | Clears the specified flags on the hierarchy node indices. | | [Contains](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/contains.md) | Determines if a specified node is in the hierarchy view model. | | [Dispose](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/dispose.md) | Disposes this object and releases its memory. | | [DoesNotHaveAllFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/doesnothaveallflags.md) | Gets whether or not all of the specified flags are not set on the hierarchy node. | | [DoesNotHaveAllFlagsCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/doesnothaveallflagscount.md) | Gets the number of nodes that do not have all of the specified flags set. | | [DoesNotHaveAnyFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/doesnothaveanyflags.md) | Gets whether or not any of the specified flags are not set on the hierarchy node. | | [DoesNotHaveAnyFlagsCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/doesnothaveanyflagscount.md) | Gets the number of nodes that do not have any of the specified flags set. | | [EnumerateNodesWithAllFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/enumeratenodeswithallflags.md) | Gets an enumerable of all hierarchy nodes that have all of the specified flags set. | | [EnumerateNodesWithAnyFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/enumeratenodeswithanyflags.md) | Gets an enumerable of all hierarchy nodes that have any of the specified flags set. | | [EnumerateNodesWithoutAllFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/enumeratenodeswithoutallflags.md) | Gets an enumerable of all hierarchy nodes that do not have all of the specified flags set. | | [EnumerateNodesWithoutAnyFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/enumeratenodeswithoutanyflags.md) | Gets an enumerable of all hierarchy nodes that do not have any of the specified flags set. | | [GetChildrenCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getchildrencount.md) | Gets the number of child nodes that a hierarchy node has. | | [GetChildrenCountRecursive](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getchildrencountrecursive.md) | Gets the number of child nodes that a hierarchy node has, including children of children. | | [GetDepth](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getdepth.md) | Determines the depth of a node. | | [GetEnumerator](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getenumerator.md) | Gets the [HierarchyNode](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchynode.md) enumerator. | | [GetFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getflags.md) | Gets all the flags set on a given hierarchy node. | | [GetIndicesWithAllFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getindiceswithallflags.md) | Gets the indices for all hierarchy nodes that have all of the specified flags set. | | [GetIndicesWithAnyFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getindiceswithanyflags.md) | Gets the indices for all hierarchy nodes that have any of the specified flags set. | | [GetIndicesWithoutAllFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getindiceswithoutallflags.md) | Gets the indices of all hierarchy nodes that do not have all of the specified flags set. | | [GetIndicesWithoutAnyFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getindiceswithoutanyflags.md) | Gets the indices of all hierarchy nodes that do not have any of the specified flags set. | | [GetNextSibling](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getnextsibling.md) | Gets the next sibling of a node. | | [GetNodesWithAllFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getnodeswithallflags.md) | Gets all hierarchy nodes that have all of the specified flags set. | | [GetNodesWithAnyFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getnodeswithanyflags.md) | Gets all hierarchy nodes that have any of the specified flags set. | | [GetNodesWithoutAllFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getnodeswithoutallflags.md) | Gets all hierarchy nodes that do not have all of the specified flags set. | | [GetNodesWithoutAnyFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getnodeswithoutanyflags.md) | Gets all hierarchy nodes that do not have any of the specified flags set. | | [GetParent](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/getparent.md) | Gets the parent of a hierarchy node. | | [HasAllFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/hasallflags.md) | Gets whether or not all of the specified flags are set on the hierarchy node. | | [HasAllFlagsCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/hasallflagscount.md) | Gets the number of nodes that have all of the specified flags set. | | [HasAnyFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/hasanyflags.md) | Gets whether or not any of the specified flags are set on the hierarchy node. | | [HasAnyFlagsCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/hasanyflagscount.md) | Gets the number of nodes that have any of the specified flags set. | | [IndexOf](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/indexof.md) | Gets the zero-based index of a specified node. | | [SetFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/setflags.md) | Sets the specified flags on the hierarchy node indices. | | [SetQuery](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/setquery.md) | Sets the search query. | | [ToggleFlags](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/toggleflags.md) | Toggles the specified flags on the hierarchy node indices. | | [Update](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/update.md) | Updates the hierarchy view model and requests a rebuild of the list of [HierarchyNode](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchynode.md) that filters the [HierarchyViewModel.HierarchyFlattened](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/hierarchyflattened.md). | | [UpdateIncremental](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/updateincremental.md) | Updates the hierarchy view model incrementally. | | [UpdateIncrementalTimed](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/updateincrementaltimed.md) | Updates the hierarchy view model incrementally until a time limit is reached. | ## Structs | Struct | Description | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [HierarchyViewModel.Enumerator](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchyviewmodel/enumerator.md) | An enumerator of [HierarchyNode](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/hierarchy/hierarchynode.md). Enumerates and filters items at the same time. |