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# PoseProviding

An observation that provides a collection of joints that make up a pose.

```
protocol PoseProviding
```

## Topics

### Getting the joints

[`func joint(for: Self.PoseJointName) -> Joint?`](/documentation/Vision/PoseProviding/joint(for:))

Retrieves a joint for a given joint name.

[`func allJoints(in: Self.PoseJointsGroupName?) -> [Self.PoseJointName : Joint]`](/documentation/Vision/PoseProviding/allJoints(in:))

Retrieves a dictionary of all joints in the observation or joint group.

### Getting the joint names

[`var availableJointNames: [Self.PoseJointName]`](/documentation/Vision/PoseProviding/availableJointNames)

The names of the available joints in the observation.

[`associatedtype PoseJointName : Decodable, Encodable, Hashable, RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Vision/PoseProviding/PoseJointName)

A type that represents a joint name.

### Getting the joint group names

[`var availableJointsGroupNames: [Self.PoseJointsGroupName]`](/documentation/Vision/PoseProviding/availableJointsGroupNames)

The names of the available joint groupings in the observation.

[`associatedtype PoseJointsGroupName : CaseIterable, RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Vision/PoseProviding/PoseJointsGroupName)

A type that represents a joint group name.

## Relationships

### Conforming Types

[`HumanHandPoseObservation`](/documentation/Vision/HumanHandPoseObservation)

[`HumanBodyPoseObservation`](/documentation/Vision/HumanBodyPoseObservation)

[`AnimalBodyPoseObservation`](/documentation/Vision/AnimalBodyPoseObservation)

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