Script

Inherits: Resource < Reference < Object

Inherited By: CSharpScript, GDScript, NativeScript, PluginScript, VisualScript

A class stored as a resource.

Description

A class stored as a resource. A script extends the functionality of all objects that instance it.

The new method of a script subclass creates a new instance. Object.set_script extends an existing object, if that object’s class matches one of the script’s base classes.

Tutorials

• Scripting

Properties

String

source_code

Methods

bool	can_instance ( ) const
Script	get_base_script ( ) const
String	get_instance_base_type ( ) const
Variant	get_property_default_value ( String property )
Dictionary	get_script_constant_map ( )
Array	get_script_method_list ( )
Array	get_script_property_list ( )
Array	get_script_signal_list ( )
bool	has_script_signal ( String signal_name ) const
bool	has_source_code ( ) const
bool	instance_has ( Object base_object ) const
bool	is_tool ( ) const
Error	reload ( bool keep_state=false )

Property Descriptions

• String source_code

Setter	set_source_code(value)
Getter	get_source_code()

The script source code or an empty string if source code is not available. When set, does not reload the class implementation automatically.

Method Descriptions

• bool can_instance ( ) const

Returns true if the script can be instanced.

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• Script get_base_script ( ) const

Returns the script directly inherited by this script.

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• String get_instance_base_type ( ) const

Returns the script’s base type.

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• Variant get_property_default_value ( String property )

Returns the default value of the specified property.

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• Dictionary get_script_constant_map ( )

Returns a dictionary containing constant names and their values.

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• Array get_script_method_list ( )

Returns the list of methods in this Script.

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• Array get_script_property_list ( )

Returns the list of properties in this Script.

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• Array get_script_signal_list ( )

Returns the list of user signals defined in this Script.

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• bool has_script_signal ( String signal_name ) const

Returns true if the script, or a base class, defines a signal with the given name.

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• bool has_source_code ( ) const

Returns true if the script contains non-empty source code.

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• bool instance_has ( Object base_object ) const

Returns true if base_object is an instance of this script.

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• bool is_tool ( ) const

Returns true if the script is a tool script. A tool script can run in the editor.

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• Error reload ( bool keep_state=false )

Reloads the script’s class implementation. Returns an error code.