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Asked By | mdubaisi |
in some methods after the brackets “()” there is a sign or what ever you call like this: " → void" so can any body help me know what does it mean?
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Reply From: | tuon |
The return type “void” means that no value is returned. If we capture the return value of such a void function, it will be Null, just like when no return value is specified and no return type is specified either.
func foo() -> void:
pass
func bar():
pass
var result = some_object.foo()
print(str(result)) # will print "Null"
result = bar()
print(str(result)) # will print "Null" again
In other languages, trying to capture the return value of a void function would result in an error at compile time, but script languages can be a bit different and more flexible.
IMO using " → void:" is a way to communicate that no return value is forthcoming. You also can’t have a “return value” statement in such a function in GDScript.
Static typing in GDScript — Godot Engine (stable) documentation in English
ya, just being explicit about types which is not required but can expose some errors and warnings sometimes
rakkarage | 2020-08-15 20:03
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