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.. _class_PackedScene:

PackedScene
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Resource<class_resource>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_object>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
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Member Functions
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`              | :ref:`can_instance<class_PackedScene_can_instance>`  **(** **)** const                             |
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| :ref:`SceneState<class_scenestate>`  | :ref:`get_state<class_PackedScene_get_state>`  **(** **)**                                         |
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| :ref:`Node<class_node>`              | :ref:`instance<class_PackedScene_instance>`  **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` edit_state=0  **)** const |
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| :ref:`int<class_int>`                | :ref:`pack<class_PackedScene_pack>`  **(** :ref:`Node<class_node>` path  **)**                     |
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Member Variables
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- :ref:`Dictionary<class_dictionary>` **_bundled**

Numeric Constants
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- **GEN_EDIT_STATE_DISABLED** = **0**
- **GEN_EDIT_STATE_INSTANCE** = **1**
- **GEN_EDIT_STATE_MAIN** = **2**

Description
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TODO: explain ownership, and that node does not need to own itself

Member Function Description
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.. _class_PackedScene_can_instance:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>`  **can_instance**  **(** **)** const

.. _class_PackedScene_get_state:

- :ref:`SceneState<class_scenestate>`  **get_state**  **(** **)**

.. _class_PackedScene_instance:

- :ref:`Node<class_node>`  **instance**  **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` edit_state=0  **)** const

.. _class_PackedScene_pack:

- :ref:`int<class_int>`  **pack**  **(** :ref:`Node<class_node>` path  **)**

Pack will ignore any sub-nodes not owned by given node. See :ref:`Node.set_owner<class_Node_set_owner>`.