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.. _class_GDScript:

GDScript
========

**Inherits:** :ref:`Script<class_Script>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
-----------------

A script implemented in the GDScript programming language.

Methods
-------

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| :ref:`PoolByteArray<class_PoolByteArray>` | :ref:`get_as_byte_code<class_GDScript_method_get_as_byte_code>` **(** **)** const |
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| :ref:`Object<class_Object>`               | :ref:`new<class_GDScript_method_new>` **(** ... **)** vararg                      |
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Description
-----------

A script implemented in the GDScript programming language. The script exends the functionality of all objects that instance it.

:ref:`new<class_GDScript_method_new>` creates a new instance of the script. :ref:`Object.set_script<class_Object_method_set_script>` extends an existing object, if that object's class matches one of the script's base classes.

Tutorials
---------

- :doc:`../getting_started/scripting/gdscript/index`

Method Descriptions
-------------------

.. _class_GDScript_method_get_as_byte_code:

- :ref:`PoolByteArray<class_PoolByteArray>` **get_as_byte_code** **(** **)** const

Returns byte code for the script source code.

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.. _class_GDScript_method_new:

- :ref:`Object<class_Object>` **new** **(** ... **)** vararg

Returns a new instance of the script.

For example:

::

    var MyClass = load("myclass.gd")
    var instance = MyClass.new()
    assert(instance.get_script() == MyClass)