Overriding a constant/static variable from inherited class without instantiating

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Godot Version

4.3

Question

Hi!
Does anyone know a good way to (effectively) override constants or static variables in an inheriting class without instantiating the class? This is the effect I would like to achieve:

# script 1
class_name ParentClass
extends Object

static var biz := 0

# script 2
class_name ChildClass
extends ParentClass

static var biz := 1

I’ve tried setting the variable in _init() but because the class is never actually instantiated the function isn’t called, and this obviously wouldn’t work with constants because they cannot be set after their definition.

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It works with functions, maybe that’s enough for your usecase?

class A:
	static func testf(): return 1

class B extends A:
	static func testf(): return 2

func _ready():
	print(A.testf()) # 1
	print(B.testf()) # 2
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