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+++ b/doc/classes/Object.xml
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
<methods>
<method name="_get" qualifiers="virtual">
<return type="Variant" />
- <argument index="0" name="property" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="property" type="StringName" />
<description>
Virtual method which can be overridden to customize the return value of [method get].
- Returns the given property. Returns [code]null[/code] if the [code]property[/code] does not exist.
+ Returns the given property. Returns [code]null[/code] if the [param property] does not exist.
</description>
</method>
<method name="_get_property_list" qualifiers="virtual">
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@
</method>
<method name="_notification" qualifiers="virtual">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="what" type="int" />
+ <param index="0" name="what" type="int" />
<description>
- Called whenever the object receives a notification, which is identified in [code]what[/code] by a constant. The base [Object] has two constants [constant NOTIFICATION_POSTINITIALIZE] and [constant NOTIFICATION_PREDELETE], but subclasses such as [Node] define a lot more notifications which are also received by this method.
+ Called whenever the object receives a notification, which is identified in [param what] by a constant. The base [Object] has two constants [constant NOTIFICATION_POSTINITIALIZE] and [constant NOTIFICATION_PREDELETE], but subclasses such as [Node] define a lot more notifications which are also received by this method.
</description>
</method>
<method name="_set" qualifiers="virtual">
<return type="bool" />
- <argument index="0" name="property" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="value" type="Variant" />
+ <param index="0" name="property" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="value" type="Variant" />
<description>
Virtual method which can be overridden to customize the return value of [method set].
- Sets a property. Returns [code]true[/code] if the [code]property[/code] exists.
+ Sets a property. Returns [code]true[/code] if the [param property] exists.
</description>
</method>
<method name="_to_string" qualifiers="virtual">
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@
</method>
<method name="add_user_signal">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="signal" type="String" />
- <argument index="1" name="arguments" type="Array" default="[]" />
+ <param index="0" name="signal" type="String" />
+ <param index="1" name="arguments" type="Array" default="[]" />
<description>
- Adds a user-defined [code]signal[/code]. Arguments are optional, but can be added as an [Array] of dictionaries, each containing [code]name: String[/code] and [code]type: int[/code] (see [enum Variant.Type]) entries.
+ Adds a user-defined [param signal]. Arguments are optional, but can be added as an [Array] of dictionaries, each containing [code]name: String[/code] and [code]type: int[/code] (see [enum Variant.Type]) entries.
</description>
</method>
<method name="call" qualifiers="vararg">
<return type="Variant" />
- <argument index="0" name="method" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="method" type="StringName" />
<description>
- Calls the [code]method[/code] on the object and returns the result. This method supports a variable number of arguments, so parameters are passed as a comma separated list. Example:
+ Calls the [param method] on the object and returns the result. This method supports a variable number of arguments, so parameters are passed as a comma separated list. Example:
[codeblocks]
[gdscript]
var node = Node3D.new()
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@
</method>
<method name="call_deferred" qualifiers="vararg">
<return type="Variant" />
- <argument index="0" name="method" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="method" type="StringName" />
<description>
- Calls the [code]method[/code] on the object during idle time. This method supports a variable number of arguments, so parameters are passed as a comma separated list. Example:
+ Calls the [param method] on the object during idle time. This method supports a variable number of arguments, so parameters are passed as a comma separated list. Example:
[codeblocks]
[gdscript]
var node = Node3D.new()
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@
</method>
<method name="callv">
<return type="Variant" />
- <argument index="0" name="method" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="arg_array" type="Array" />
+ <param index="0" name="method" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="arg_array" type="Array" />
<description>
- Calls the [code]method[/code] on the object and returns the result. Contrarily to [method call], this method does not support a variable number of arguments but expects all parameters to be via a single [Array].
+ Calls the [param method] on the object and returns the result. Contrarily to [method call], this method does not support a variable number of arguments but expects all parameters to be via a single [Array].
[codeblocks]
[gdscript]
var node = Node3D.new()
@@ -150,13 +150,11 @@
</method>
<method name="connect">
<return type="int" enum="Error" />
- <argument index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="callable" type="Callable" />
- <argument index="2" name="binds" type="Array" default="[]" />
- <argument index="3" name="flags" type="int" default="0" />
+ <param index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="callable" type="Callable" />
+ <param index="2" name="flags" type="int" default="0" />
<description>
- Connects a [code]signal[/code] to a [code]callable[/code]. Pass optional [code]binds[/code] to the call as an [Array] of parameters. These parameters will be passed to the [Callable]'s method after any parameter used in the call to [method emit_signal]. Use [code]flags[/code] to set deferred or one-shot connections. See [enum ConnectFlags] constants.
- [b]Note:[/b] This method is the legacy implementation for connecting signals. The recommended modern approach is to use [method Signal.connect] and to use [method Callable.bind] to add and validate parameter binds. Both syntaxes are shown below.
+ Connects a [param signal] to a [param callable]. Use [param flags] to set deferred or one-shot connections. See [enum ConnectFlags] constants.
A signal can only be connected once to a [Callable]. It will print an error if already connected, unless the signal was connected with [constant CONNECT_REFERENCE_COUNTED]. To avoid this, first, use [method is_connected] to check for existing connections.
If the callable's target is destroyed in the game's lifecycle, the connection will be lost.
[b]Examples with recommended syntax:[/b]
@@ -293,18 +291,18 @@
</method>
<method name="disconnect">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="callable" type="Callable" />
+ <param index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="callable" type="Callable" />
<description>
- Disconnects a [code]signal[/code] from a given [code]callable[/code].
+ Disconnects a [param signal] from a given [param callable].
If you try to disconnect a connection that does not exist, the method will print an error. Use [method is_connected] to ensure that the connection exists.
</description>
</method>
<method name="emit_signal" qualifiers="vararg">
<return type="int" enum="Error" />
- <argument index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
<description>
- Emits the given [code]signal[/code]. The signal must exist, so it should be a built-in signal of this class or one of its parent classes, or a user-defined signal. This method supports a variable number of arguments, so parameters are passed as a comma separated list. Example:
+ Emits the given [param signal]. The signal must exist, so it should be a built-in signal of this class or one of its parent classes, or a user-defined signal. This method supports a variable number of arguments, so parameters are passed as a comma separated list. Example:
[codeblocks]
[gdscript]
emit_signal("hit", "sword", 100)
@@ -325,9 +323,9 @@
</method>
<method name="get" qualifiers="const">
<return type="Variant" />
- <argument index="0" name="property" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="property" type="StringName" />
<description>
- Returns the [Variant] value of the given [code]property[/code]. If the [code]property[/code] doesn't exist, this will return [code]null[/code].
+ Returns the [Variant] value of the given [param property]. If the [param property] doesn't exist, this will return [code]null[/code].
[b]Note:[/b] In C#, the property name must be specified as snake_case if it is defined by a built-in Godot node. This doesn't apply to user-defined properties where you should use the same convention as in the C# source (typically PascalCase).
</description>
</method>
@@ -350,7 +348,7 @@
</method>
<method name="get_indexed" qualifiers="const">
<return type="Variant" />
- <argument index="0" name="property" type="NodePath" />
+ <param index="0" name="property" type="NodePath" />
<description>
Gets the object's property indexed by the given [NodePath]. The node path should be relative to the current object and can use the colon character ([code]:[/code]) to access nested properties. Examples: [code]"position:x"[/code] or [code]"material:next_pass:blend_mode"[/code].
[b]Note:[/b] Even though the method takes [NodePath] argument, it doesn't support actual paths to [Node]s in the scene tree, only colon-separated sub-property paths. For the purpose of nodes, use [method Node.get_node_and_resource] instead.
@@ -365,11 +363,11 @@
</method>
<method name="get_meta" qualifiers="const">
<return type="Variant" />
- <argument index="0" name="name" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="default" type="Variant" default="null" />
+ <param index="0" name="name" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="default" type="Variant" default="null" />
<description>
- Returns the object's metadata entry for the given [code]name[/code].
- Throws error if the entry does not exist, unless [code]default[/code] is not [code]null[/code] (in which case the default value will be returned).
+ Returns the object's metadata entry for the given [param name].
+ Throws error if the entry does not exist, unless [param default] is not [code]null[/code] (in which case the default value will be returned).
</description>
</method>
<method name="get_meta_list" qualifiers="const">
@@ -399,9 +397,9 @@
</method>
<method name="get_signal_connection_list" qualifiers="const">
<return type="Array" />
- <argument index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
<description>
- Returns an [Array] of connections for the given [code]signal[/code].
+ Returns an [Array] of connections for the given [param signal].
</description>
</method>
<method name="get_signal_list" qualifiers="const">
@@ -412,30 +410,30 @@
</method>
<method name="has_meta" qualifiers="const">
<return type="bool" />
- <argument index="0" name="name" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="name" type="StringName" />
<description>
- Returns [code]true[/code] if a metadata entry is found with the given [code]name[/code].
+ Returns [code]true[/code] if a metadata entry is found with the given [param name].
</description>
</method>
<method name="has_method" qualifiers="const">
<return type="bool" />
- <argument index="0" name="method" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="method" type="StringName" />
<description>
- Returns [code]true[/code] if the object contains the given [code]method[/code].
+ Returns [code]true[/code] if the object contains the given [param method].
</description>
</method>
<method name="has_signal" qualifiers="const">
<return type="bool" />
- <argument index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
<description>
- Returns [code]true[/code] if the given [code]signal[/code] exists.
+ Returns [code]true[/code] if the given [param signal] exists.
</description>
</method>
<method name="has_user_signal" qualifiers="const">
<return type="bool" />
- <argument index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
<description>
- Returns [code]true[/code] if the given user-defined [code]signal[/code] exists. Only signals added using [method add_user_signal] are taken into account.
+ Returns [code]true[/code] if the given user-defined [param signal] exists. Only signals added using [method add_user_signal] are taken into account.
</description>
</method>
<method name="is_blocking_signals" qualifiers="const">
@@ -446,18 +444,18 @@
</method>
<method name="is_class" qualifiers="const">
<return type="bool" />
- <argument index="0" name="class" type="String" />
+ <param index="0" name="class" type="String" />
<description>
- Returns [code]true[/code] if the object inherits from the given [code]class[/code]. See also [method get_class].
+ Returns [code]true[/code] if the object inherits from the given [param class]. See also [method get_class].
[b]Note:[/b] [method is_class] does not take [code]class_name[/code] declarations into account. If the object has a [code]class_name[/code] defined, [method is_class] will return [code]false[/code] for that name.
</description>
</method>
<method name="is_connected" qualifiers="const">
<return type="bool" />
- <argument index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="callable" type="Callable" />
+ <param index="0" name="signal" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="callable" type="Callable" />
<description>
- Returns [code]true[/code] if a connection exists for a given [code]signal[/code] and [code]callable[/code].
+ Returns [code]true[/code] if a connection exists for a given [param signal] and [param callable].
</description>
</method>
<method name="is_queued_for_deletion" qualifiers="const">
@@ -468,11 +466,11 @@
</method>
<method name="notification">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="what" type="int" />
- <argument index="1" name="reversed" type="bool" default="false" />
+ <param index="0" name="what" type="int" />
+ <param index="1" name="reversed" type="bool" default="false" />
<description>
Send a given notification to the object, which will also trigger a call to the [method _notification] method of all classes that the object inherits from.
- If [code]reversed[/code] is [code]true[/code], [method _notification] is called first on the object's own class, and then up to its successive parent classes. If [code]reversed[/code] is [code]false[/code], [method _notification] is called first on the highest ancestor ([Object] itself), and then down to its successive inheriting classes.
+ If [param reversed] is [code]true[/code], [method _notification] is called first on the object's own class, and then up to its successive parent classes. If [param reversed] is [code]false[/code], [method _notification] is called first on the highest ancestor ([Object] itself), and then down to its successive inheriting classes.
</description>
</method>
<method name="notify_property_list_changed">
@@ -483,31 +481,31 @@
</method>
<method name="remove_meta">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="name" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="0" name="name" type="StringName" />
<description>
Removes a given entry from the object's metadata. See also [method set_meta].
</description>
</method>
<method name="set">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="property" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="value" type="Variant" />
+ <param index="0" name="property" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="value" type="Variant" />
<description>
- Assigns a new value to the given property. If the [code]property[/code] does not exist or the given value's type doesn't match, nothing will happen.
+ Assigns a new value to the given property. If the [param property] does not exist or the given value's type doesn't match, nothing will happen.
[b]Note:[/b] In C#, the property name must be specified as snake_case if it is defined by a built-in Godot node. This doesn't apply to user-defined properties where you should use the same convention as in the C# source (typically PascalCase).
</description>
</method>
<method name="set_block_signals">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="enable" type="bool" />
+ <param index="0" name="enable" type="bool" />
<description>
If set to [code]true[/code], signal emission is blocked.
</description>
</method>
<method name="set_deferred">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="property" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="value" type="Variant" />
+ <param index="0" name="property" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="value" type="Variant" />
<description>
Assigns a new value to the given property, after the current frame's physics step. This is equivalent to calling [method set] via [method call_deferred], i.e. [code]call_deferred("set", property, value)[/code].
[b]Note:[/b] In C#, the property name must be specified as snake_case if it is defined by a built-in Godot node. This doesn't apply to user-defined properties where you should use the same convention as in the C# source (typically PascalCase).
@@ -515,8 +513,8 @@
</method>
<method name="set_indexed">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="property" type="NodePath" />
- <argument index="1" name="value" type="Variant" />
+ <param index="0" name="property" type="NodePath" />
+ <param index="1" name="value" type="Variant" />
<description>
Assigns a new value to the property identified by the [NodePath]. The node path should be relative to the current object and can use the colon character ([code]:[/code]) to access nested properties. Example:
[codeblocks]
@@ -537,15 +535,15 @@
</method>
<method name="set_message_translation">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="enable" type="bool" />
+ <param index="0" name="enable" type="bool" />
<description>
Defines whether the object can translate strings (with calls to [method tr]). Enabled by default.
</description>
</method>
<method name="set_meta">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="name" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="value" type="Variant" />
+ <param index="0" name="name" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="value" type="Variant" />
<description>
Adds, changes or removes a given entry in the object's metadata. Metadata are serialized and can take any [Variant] value.
To remove a given entry from the object's metadata, use [method remove_meta]. Metadata is also removed if its value is set to [code]null[/code]. This means you can also use [code]set_meta("name", null)[/code] to remove metadata for [code]"name"[/code].
@@ -553,7 +551,7 @@
</method>
<method name="set_script">
<return type="void" />
- <argument index="0" name="script" type="Variant" />
+ <param index="0" name="script" type="Variant" />
<description>
Assigns a script to the object. Each object can have a single script assigned to it, which are used to extend its functionality.
If the object already had a script, the previous script instance will be freed and its variables and state will be lost. The new script's [method _init] method will be called.
@@ -568,24 +566,24 @@
</method>
<method name="tr" qualifiers="const">
<return type="String" />
- <argument index="0" name="message" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="context" type="StringName" default="&quot;&quot;" />
+ <param index="0" name="message" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="context" type="StringName" default="&quot;&quot;" />
<description>
Translates a message using translation catalogs configured in the Project Settings. An additional context could be used to specify the translation context.
- Only works if message translation is enabled (which it is by default), otherwise it returns the [code]message[/code] unchanged. See [method set_message_translation].
+ Only works if message translation is enabled (which it is by default), otherwise it returns the [param message] unchanged. See [method set_message_translation].
See [url=$DOCS_URL/tutorials/i18n/internationalizing_games.html]Internationalizing games[/url] for examples of the usage of this method.
</description>
</method>
<method name="tr_n" qualifiers="const">
<return type="String" />
- <argument index="0" name="message" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="1" name="plural_message" type="StringName" />
- <argument index="2" name="n" type="int" />
- <argument index="3" name="context" type="StringName" default="&quot;&quot;" />
+ <param index="0" name="message" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="1" name="plural_message" type="StringName" />
+ <param index="2" name="n" type="int" />
+ <param index="3" name="context" type="StringName" default="&quot;&quot;" />
<description>
Translates a message involving plurals using translation catalogs configured in the Project Settings. An additional context could be used to specify the translation context.
- Only works if message translation is enabled (which it is by default), otherwise it returns the [code]message[/code] or [code]plural_message[/code] unchanged. See [method set_message_translation].
- The number [code]n[/code] is the number or quantity of the plural object. It will be used to guide the translation system to fetch the correct plural form for the selected language.
+ Only works if message translation is enabled (which it is by default), otherwise it returns the [param message] or [param plural_message] unchanged. See [method set_message_translation].
+ The number [param n] is the number or quantity of the plural object. It will be used to guide the translation system to fetch the correct plural form for the selected language.
[b]Note:[/b] Negative and floating-point values usually represent physical entities for which singular and plural don't clearly apply. In such cases, use [method tr].
See [url=$DOCS_URL/tutorials/i18n/localization_using_gettext.html]Localization using gettext[/url] for examples of the usage of this method.
</description>