Reference

Inherits: Object

Inherited By: RegExMatch, RegEx, EncodedObjectAsID, SpatialGizmo, TriangleMesh, EditorScenePostImport, PhysicsShapeQueryResult, EditorSceneImporter, Physics2DTestMotionResult, FuncRef, File, TCP_Server, Physics2DShapeQueryResult, ConfigFile, StreamPeer, GDScriptNativeClass, HTTPClient, AudioStreamPlayback, VisualScriptFunctionState, Resource, KinematicCollision, SurfaceTool, JSONParseResult, SpatialVelocityTracker, EditorResourcePreviewGenerator, Physics2DShapeQueryParameters, EditorExportPlugin, ARVRInterface, EditorScript, Mutex, PacketPeer, Semaphore, XMLParser, EditorImportPlugin, Directory, WeakRef, GDScriptFunctionState, Marshalls, SceneState, PCKPacker, MeshDataTool, AStar, ResourceImporter, EditorResourceConversionPlugin, SceneTreeTimer, Thread, ResourceInteractiveLoader, PackedDataContainerRef, KinematicCollision2D, GDNative, PhysicsShapeQueryParameters

Category: Core

Brief Description

Base class for anything that keeps a reference count.

Member Functions

bool init_ref ( )
bool reference ( )
bool unreference ( )

Description

Base class for anything that keeps a reference count. Resource and many other helper objects inherit this. References keep an internal reference counter so they are only released when no longer in use.

Member Function Description

  • bool reference ( )

Increase the internal reference counter. Use this only if you really know what you are doing.

  • bool unreference ( )

Decrease the internal reference counter. Use this only if you really know what you are doing.