4.4.1
How could one create a custom data type? Not something to be saved to memory (or loaded from it) like a resource, just something to be used while the game is running
I’m assuming one can just make a new class without extending anything, and then you declare variables, functions, etc. as normal. But I thought it was better to make sure I’m not missing anything
You can use a Resource for that purpose too. Here’s a quick guide what they are and how to use them.
no. everything in godot is a variant, it inherits from variant.
there is nothing wrong with it.
use a resource. don’t reinvent the wheel.
everything is in memory. a resource is the smallest class that is also safe, it will be garbage collected and doesn’t need your attention once it goes out of scope.
you can also inherit from Object, which is the smallest, well, object. but it takes a lot of work.
if what you need is some type of variable like a new type of Array, it would be better to create it using a resource or even a node or autoload. Otherwise you need to implement it at the C++ level, which is a lot of work.
Could you tell us more? I don’t see anything that couldn’t be made using the standard godot types.
That makes sense. I was thinking of beeing ‘frugal’ by not extending any class but that would just be needlessly dangerous. Thank you