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Introduction
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-GDScript is a high level, dynamically typed programming language used to
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+*GDScript* is a high level, dynamically typed programming language used to
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create content. It uses a syntax similar to
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`Python <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28programming_language%29>`_
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(blocks are indent-based and many keywords are similar). Its goal is
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ to be optimized for and tightly integrated with the Godot engine, allowing
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great flexibility for content creation and integration.
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History
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+^^^^^^^
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Initially, Godot was designed to support multiple scripting languages
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(this ability still exists today). However, only GDScript is in use
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@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ read this tutorial: :ref:`doc_gdscript_more_efficiently`.
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Language
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--------
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+In the following, an overview is given to GDScript. Details, such as which
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+methods are available to arrays or other objects, should be looked up in
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+the linked class descriptions.
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Identifiers
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~~~~~~~~~~~
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@@ -366,6 +370,7 @@ The array can resize dynamically. Arrays are indexed starting from index ``0``.
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arr=[1, 2, 3]
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var b = arr[1] # this is 2
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arr[0] = "Hi!" # replacing value 1 with "Hi"
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+ arr.append(4) # array is now ["Hi", 2, 3, 4]
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GDScript Arrays are allocated linearly in memory for speed. Very
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large arrays (more than tens of thousands of elements) may however cause
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~~~~~~~~~
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Constants are similar to variables, but must be constants or constant
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-expressions and must be assigned on initialization.
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+expressions and must be assigned on initialization.
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::
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~~~~~~~~~
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Functions always belong to a :ref: `class <Classes>`. The scope priority for variable
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-look-up is: local→class member→global. ``self`` is provided as an option
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-for accessing class members, but is not always required (and should *not*
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+look-up is: local → class member → global. The ``self`` variable is always available
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+is provided as an option for accessing class members, but is not always required (and should *not*
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be sent as the function's first argument, unlike Python).
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