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# rootJoint

The root joint of the skeleton hierarchy.

```
final var rootJoint: SkeletonResource.Joint { get }
```

## Discussion> Note: Each access walks the resource and rebuilds the entire
> `Joint` tree. Bind the value to a `let` once when iterating or recursing over
> the hierarchy rather than re-reading the property in a loop.

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