Having trouble finding a way to change the scale of my interacting_component

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Godot Version

4.7.1.stable

Question

Hello! I am relatively new to programming, and Gdscript as a whole.

I am trying to code a function which looks for the bodies that it is overlapping, and then shrinks to fit about halfway inside that area. This is to avoid picking up an object behind an object above it.

I’ve tried a couple methods already, but none of them seem to work as intended, including have a variable “set_size” that is added and subtracted when entered and exited respectively. It doesn’t work as intended obviously.

Embarrassed to admit, but I’ve been banging my head on this for a bit. Help is appreciated.

stupidthingref

var current_coin: RigidBody2D = null 
var set_size = 0.05

func _on_interacting_component_body_entered(body: RigidBody2D) -> void:
	# if intersecting with a body, change interacting_component's y scale, so that it only intersects the bottom coin
	if body:
		interaction_cast.scale.y -= set_size
	if current_coin == null:
		if body.is_in_group("pickable"):
			current_coin = body


func _on_interacting_component_body_exited(body: Node2D) -> void:
	# when no longer intersecting with a body, revert back to longest range
	if body:
		interaction_cast.scale.y += 0.05
	if current_coin == body:
			if current_coin.freeze == false: 
				current_coin = null
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To get the first object from a specific direction, use a RayCast2D instead of an Area2D.

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Thank you! I thought that a Raycast2D would work better but didn’t think to try.