Create a child of a node in _draw()

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:bust_in_silhouette: Asked By usurun

How to properly instantiate a new childs for my node

func _draw():

var sourcebutton = get_node("../Source Stage")

if get_children() != null: for child in get_children():
	child.queue_free()

var newButton = sourcebutton.instance()
add_child(newButton)
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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: kidscancode

instance() is a method of PackedScene. It is not used for duplicating nodes. If you want a duplicate of an existing node in the tree, use Node.duplicate()