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.. _class_Script:

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

**Inherited By:** :ref:`VisualScript<class_visualscript>`, :ref:`GDScript<class_gdscript>`, :ref:`NativeScript<class_nativescript>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
-----------------

Base class for scripts.

Member Functions
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`      | :ref:`can_instance<class_Script_can_instance>`  **(** **)** const                                                    |
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| :ref:`String<class_string>`  | :ref:`get_node_type<class_Script_get_node_type>`  **(** **)** const                                                  |
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| :ref:`String<class_string>`  | :ref:`get_source_code<class_Script_get_source_code>`  **(** **)** const                                              |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`      | :ref:`has_script_signal<class_Script_has_script_signal>`  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` signal_name  **)** const |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`      | :ref:`has_source_code<class_Script_has_source_code>`  **(** **)** const                                              |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`      | :ref:`instance_has<class_Script_instance_has>`  **(** :ref:`Object<class_object>` base_object  **)** const           |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`      | :ref:`is_tool<class_Script_is_tool>`  **(** **)** const                                                              |
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| :ref:`int<class_int>`        | :ref:`reload<class_Script_reload>`  **(** :ref:`bool<class_bool>` keep_state=false  **)**                            |
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| void                         | :ref:`set_source_code<class_Script_set_source_code>`  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` source  **)**                |
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Description
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Base class for scripts. Any script that is loaded becomes one of these resources, which can then create instances.

Member Function Description
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.. _class_Script_can_instance:

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

Return true if this script can be instance (ie not a library).

.. _class_Script_get_node_type:

- :ref:`String<class_string>`  **get_node_type**  **(** **)** const

.. _class_Script_get_source_code:

- :ref:`String<class_string>`  **get_source_code**  **(** **)** const

Return the script source code (if available).

.. _class_Script_has_script_signal:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>`  **has_script_signal**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` signal_name  **)** const

.. _class_Script_has_source_code:

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

Return true if the script contains source code.

.. _class_Script_instance_has:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>`  **instance_has**  **(** :ref:`Object<class_object>` base_object  **)** const

Return true if a given object uses an instance of this script.

.. _class_Script_is_tool:

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

.. _class_Script_reload:

- :ref:`int<class_int>`  **reload**  **(** :ref:`bool<class_bool>` keep_state=false  **)**

.. _class_Script_set_source_code:

- void  **set_source_code**  **(** :ref:`String<class_string>` source  **)**

Set the script source code.