Godot Version
4.2.1.stable
Question
I have 4 weapon classes that extend the basic Weapon class, but when I do something like the example below, I’m getting an error. I haven’t hard coded much in the last few years, but this is usually valid… Pointers, please?
func get_default_weapon() -> Weapon:
return WeaponBow
Here we have the base class Weapon and also WeaponBow which extends Weapon. But I’m getting:
Parser Error: Cannot return value of type “WeaponBow” because the function return type is “Weapon”.
Do I have to work around this or am I missing something? Halp, please.
Just to note that using Variant as a return type solves the above. It’s working fine that way, but shouldn’t using the base class Weapon work too? I think so.
func get_default_weapon() -> Variant:
return WeaponBow
Or maybe it’s me misunderstanding something vital here.
If your WeaponBow class extends Weapons, then yes.
Weapon.gd:
extends Node
class_name Weapon
WeaponBow.gd:
extends Weapon
class_name WeaponBow
Then doing this works for me without errors:
func get_default_weapon() -> Weapon:
return WeaponBow
Hmm, not sur what to tell you…
FWIW, in my project that method is used in a different class (each toon has its own weapon, thus the method). Still, when written like below, the problem remains.
I’m guessing you’re also on 4.2.1.stable? Is there some setting I might have tripped? 
headdesk
You can’t just spew a class name as a return value. But, if I use a variable of type WeaponBow, it will work. As it should.
I’m an idiot.
Sorry.
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