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diff --git a/doc/classes/Array.xml b/doc/classes/Array.xml
index f6d926031d..603974d619 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Array.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Array.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@
</constructor>
<constructor name="Array">
<return type="Array" />
+ <param index="0" name="base" type="Array" />
+ <param index="1" name="type" type="int" />
+ <param index="2" name="class_name" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="3" name="script" type="Variant" />
+ <description>
+ Creates a typed array from the [param base] array. The base array can't be already typed. See [method set_typed] for more details.
+ </description>
+ </constructor>
+ <constructor name="Array">
+ <return type="Array" />
<param index="0" name="from" type="Array" />
<description>
Constructs an [Array] as a copy of the given [Array].
@@ -262,6 +272,7 @@
array.Fill(0); // Initialize the 10 elements to 0.
[/csharp]
[/codeblocks]
+ [b]Note:[/b] If [param value] is of a reference type ([Object]-derived, [Array], [Dictionary], etc.) then the array is filled with the references to the same object, i.e. no duplicates are created.
</description>
</method>
<method name="filter" qualifiers="const">
@@ -289,18 +300,29 @@
Searches the array for a value and returns its index or [code]-1[/code] if not found. Optionally, the initial search index can be passed.
</description>
</method>
- <method name="find_last" qualifiers="const">
+ <method name="front" qualifiers="const">
+ <return type="Variant" />
+ <description>
+ Returns the first element of the array. Prints an error and returns [code]null[/code] if the array is empty.
+ [b]Note:[/b] Calling this function is not the same as writing [code]array[0][/code]. If the array is empty, accessing by index will pause project execution when running from the editor.
+ </description>
+ </method>
+ <method name="get_typed_builtin" qualifiers="const">
<return type="int" />
- <param index="0" name="value" type="Variant" />
<description>
- Searches the array in reverse order for a value and returns its index or [code]-1[/code] if not found.
+ Returns the [enum Variant.Type] constant for a typed array. If the [Array] is not typed, returns [constant TYPE_NIL].
</description>
</method>
- <method name="front" qualifiers="const">
+ <method name="get_typed_class_name" qualifiers="const">
+ <return type="StringName" />
+ <description>
+ Returns a class name of a typed [Array] of type [constant TYPE_OBJECT].
+ </description>
+ </method>
+ <method name="get_typed_script" qualifiers="const">
<return type="Variant" />
<description>
- Returns the first element of the array. Prints an error and returns [code]null[/code] if the array is empty.
- [b]Note:[/b] Calling this function is not the same as writing [code]array[0][/code]. If the array is empty, accessing by index will pause project execution when running from the editor.
+ Returns the script associated with a typed array tied to a class name.
</description>
</method>
<method name="has" qualifiers="const">
@@ -324,7 +346,6 @@
GD.Print(arr.Contains("7")); // False
[/csharp]
[/codeblocks]
-
[b]Note:[/b] This is equivalent to using the [code]in[/code] operator as follows:
[codeblocks]
[gdscript]
@@ -366,6 +387,18 @@
Returns [code]true[/code] if the array is empty.
</description>
</method>
+ <method name="is_read_only" qualifiers="const">
+ <return type="bool" />
+ <description>
+ Returns [code]true[/code] if the array is read-only. See [method set_read_only]. Arrays are automatically read-only if declared with [code]const[/code] keyword.
+ </description>
+ </method>
+ <method name="is_typed" qualifiers="const">
+ <return type="bool" />
+ <description>
+ Returns [code]true[/code] if the array is typed. Typed arrays can only store elements of their associated type and provide type safety for the [code][][/code] operator. Methods of typed array still return [Variant].
+ </description>
+ </method>
<method name="map" qualifiers="const">
<return type="Array" />
<param index="0" name="method" type="Callable" />
@@ -395,6 +428,16 @@
Returns the minimum value contained in the array if all elements are of comparable types. If the elements can't be compared, [code]null[/code] is returned.
</description>
</method>
+ <method name="pick_random" qualifiers="const">
+ <return type="Variant" />
+ <description>
+ Returns a random value from the target array.
+ [codeblock]
+ var array: Array[int] = [1, 2, 3, 4]
+ print(array.pick_random()) # Prints either of the four numbers.
+ [/codeblock]
+ </description>
+ </method>
<method name="pop_at">
<return type="Variant" />
<param index="0" name="position" type="int" />
@@ -479,6 +522,23 @@
Searches the array in reverse order. Optionally, a start search index can be passed. If negative, the start index is considered relative to the end of the array.
</description>
</method>
+ <method name="set_read_only">
+ <return type="void" />
+ <param index="0" name="enable" type="bool" />
+ <description>
+ Makes the [Array] read-only, i.e. disabled modifying of the array's elements. Does not apply to nested content, e.g. content of nested arrays.
+ </description>
+ </method>
+ <method name="set_typed">
+ <return type="void" />
+ <param index="0" name="type" type="int" />
+ <param index="1" name="class_name" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="2" name="script" type="Variant" />
+ <description>
+ Makes the [Array] typed. The [param type] should be one of the [enum Variant.Type] constants. [param class_name] is optional and can only be provided for [constant TYPE_OBJECT]. [param script] can only be provided if [param class_name] is not empty.
+ The method fails if an array is already typed.
+ </description>
+ </method>
<method name="shuffle">
<return type="void" />
<description>
@@ -509,6 +569,7 @@
<return type="void" />
<description>
Sorts the array.
+ [b]Note:[/b] The sorting algorithm used is not [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorting_algorithm#Stability]stable[/url]. This means that values considered equal may have their order changed when using [method sort].
[b]Note:[/b] Strings are sorted in alphabetical order (as opposed to natural order). This may lead to unexpected behavior when sorting an array of strings ending with a sequence of numbers. Consider the following example:
[codeblocks]
[gdscript]
@@ -533,7 +594,8 @@
<param index="0" name="func" type="Callable" />
<description>
Sorts the array using a custom method. The custom method receives two arguments (a pair of elements from the array) and must return either [code]true[/code] or [code]false[/code]. For two elements [code]a[/code] and [code]b[/code], if the given method returns [code]true[/code], element [code]b[/code] will be after element [code]a[/code] in the array.
- [b]Note:[/b] You cannot randomize the return value as the heapsort algorithm expects a deterministic result. Doing so will result in unexpected behavior.
+ [b]Note:[/b] The sorting algorithm used is not [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorting_algorithm#Stability]stable[/url]. This means that values considered equal may have their order changed when using [method sort_custom].
+ [b]Note:[/b] You cannot randomize the return value as the heapsort algorithm expects a deterministic result. Randomizing the return value will result in unexpected behavior.
[codeblocks]
[gdscript]
func sort_ascending(a, b):
@@ -556,6 +618,13 @@
[/codeblocks]
</description>
</method>
+ <method name="typed_assign">
+ <return type="bool" />
+ <param index="0" name="array" type="Array" />
+ <description>
+ Assigns a different [Array] to this array reference. It the array is typed, the new array's type must be compatible and its elements will be automatically converted.
+ </description>
+ </method>
</methods>
<operators>
<operator name="operator !=">