FuncRef

Inherits: Reference < Object

Category: Core

Brief Description

Reference to a function in an object.

Member Functions

Variant call_func ( ) vararg
void set_function ( String name )
void set_instance ( Object instance )

Description

In GDScript, functions are not first-class objects. This means it is impossible to store them directly as variables, return them from another function, or pass them as arguments.

However, by creating a FuncRef using the @GDScript.funcref function, a reference to a function in a given object can be created, passed around and called.

Member Function Description

  • void set_function ( String name )

Set the name of the function to call on the object, without parentheses or any parameters.

  • void set_instance ( Object instance )

Set the object on which to call the referenced function. This object must be of a type actually inheriting from Object, not a built-in type such as int, Vector2 or Dictionary.