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ClassDB
Inherits: Object
A class information repository.
Description
Provides access to metadata stored for every available engine class.
Note: Script-defined classes with class_name are not part of ClassDB, so they will not return reflection data such as a method or property list. However, GDExtension-defined classes are part of ClassDB, so they will return reflection data.
Methods
Enumerations
enum APIType: 🔗
APIType API_CORE = 0
Native Core class type.
APIType API_EDITOR = 1
Native Editor class type.
APIType API_EXTENSION = 2
GDExtension class type.
APIType API_EDITOR_EXTENSION = 3
GDExtension Editor class type.
APIType API_NONE = 4
Unknown class type.
Method Descriptions
bool can_instantiate(class: StringName) const 🔗
Returns true if objects can be instantiated from the specified class, otherwise returns false.
Variant class_call_static(class: StringName, method: StringName, ...) vararg 🔗
Calls a static method on a class.
bool class_exists(class: StringName) const 🔗
Returns whether the specified class is available or not.
APIType class_get_api_type(class: StringName) const 🔗
Returns the API type of the specified class.
PackedStringArray class_get_enum_constants(class: StringName, enum: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns an array with all the keys in enum of class or its ancestry.
PackedStringArray class_get_enum_list(class: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns an array with all the enums of class or its ancestry.
int class_get_integer_constant(class: StringName, name: StringName) const 🔗
Returns the value of the integer constant name of class or its ancestry. Always returns 0 when the constant could not be found.
StringName class_get_integer_constant_enum(class: StringName, name: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns which enum the integer constant name of class or its ancestry belongs to.
PackedStringArray class_get_integer_constant_list(class: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns an array with the names all the integer constants of class or its ancestry.
int class_get_method_argument_count(class: StringName, method: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns the number of arguments of the method method of class or its ancestry if no_inheritance is false.
Array[Dictionary] class_get_method_list(class: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns an array with all the methods of class or its ancestry if no_inheritance is false. Every element of the array is a Dictionary with the following keys: args, default_args, flags, id, name, return: (class_name, hint, hint_string, name, type, usage).
Note: In exported release builds the debug info is not available, so the returned dictionaries will contain only method names.
Variant class_get_property(object: Object, property: StringName) const 🔗
Returns the value of property of object or its ancestry.
Variant class_get_property_default_value(class: StringName, property: StringName) const 🔗
Returns the default value of property of class or its ancestor classes.
StringName class_get_property_getter(class: StringName, property: StringName) 🔗
Returns the getter method name of property of class.
Array[Dictionary] class_get_property_list(class: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns an array with all the properties of class or its ancestry if no_inheritance is false.
StringName class_get_property_setter(class: StringName, property: StringName) 🔗
Returns the setter method name of property of class.
Dictionary class_get_signal(class: StringName, signal: StringName) const 🔗
Returns the signal data of class or its ancestry. The returned value is a Dictionary with the following keys: args, default_args, flags, id, name, return: (class_name, hint, hint_string, name, type, usage).
Array[Dictionary] class_get_signal_list(class: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns an array with all the signals of class or its ancestry if no_inheritance is false. Every element of the array is a Dictionary as described in class_get_signal().
bool class_has_enum(class: StringName, name: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns whether class or its ancestry has an enum called name or not.
bool class_has_integer_constant(class: StringName, name: StringName) const 🔗
Returns whether class or its ancestry has an integer constant called name or not.
bool class_has_method(class: StringName, method: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns whether class (or its ancestry if no_inheritance is false) has a method called method or not.
bool class_has_signal(class: StringName, signal: StringName) const 🔗
Returns whether class or its ancestry has a signal called signal or not.
Error class_override_api_type(class: StringName, api: APIType) const 🔗
Overrides the API type of class to api. See APIType.
Note: This should only be used with a thorough understanding of its implications.
Error class_set_property(object: Object, property: StringName, value: Variant) const 🔗
Sets property value of object to value.
PackedStringArray get_class_list() const 🔗
Returns the names of all engine classes available.
Note: Script-defined classes with class_name are not included in this list. Use ProjectSettings.get_global_class_list() to get a list of script-defined classes instead.
APIType get_current_api() const 🔗
Returns the currently active API type. See APIType.
PackedStringArray get_inheriters_from_class(class: StringName) const 🔗
Returns the names of all engine classes that directly or indirectly inherit from class.
StringName get_parent_class(class: StringName) const 🔗
Returns the parent class of class.
Variant instantiate(class: StringName) const 🔗
Creates an instance of class.
bool is_class_enabled(class: StringName) const 🔗
Returns whether this class is enabled or not.
bool is_class_enum_bitfield(class: StringName, enum: StringName, no_inheritance: bool = false) const 🔗
Returns whether class (or its ancestor classes if no_inheritance is false) has an enum called enum that is a bitfield.
bool is_parent_class(class: StringName, inherits: StringName) const 🔗
Returns whether inherits is an ancestor of class or not.
void set_current_api(api: APIType) const 🔗
Sets the globally active API type to api. See APIType.
Note: This should only be used with a thorough understanding of its implications.