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# PHASEContainerNodeDefinition

A node that plays all its children at the same time.

```
class PHASEContainerNodeDefinition
```

## Overview

This node adds structure to the sound event tree while performing no conditional logic or audio playback of its own. By passing invocation to all its children at once, this class invokes the child nodes’ actions simultaneously.

## Topics

### Creating a Node

[`-  init`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEContainerNodeDefinition/init())

Creates a container node.

[`-  initWithIdentifier:`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEContainerNodeDefinition/init(identifier:))

Creates a container node with the given name.

[`+  new`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEContainerNodeDefinition/new())

Creates a container node.

### Adding Descendent Nodes

[`-  addSubtree:`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASEContainerNodeDefinition/addSubtree(_:))

Adds a sound event node as a child.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

### Inherits From

[`PHASESoundEventNodeDefinition`](/documentation/PHASE/PHASESoundEventNodeDefinition)

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