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VisualScriptTypeCast
====================

**Inherits:** :ref:`VisualScriptNode<class_VisualScriptNode>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

A Visual Script node that casts the given value to another type.

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Description
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**VisualScriptTypeCast** will perform a type conversion to an :ref:`Object<class_Object>`-derived type.

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Properties
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   | :ref:`String<class_String>` | :ref:`base_script<class_VisualScriptTypeCast_property_base_script>` | ``""``       |
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   | :ref:`String<class_String>` | :ref:`base_type<class_VisualScriptTypeCast_property_base_type>`     | ``"Object"`` |
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Property Descriptions
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.. _class_VisualScriptTypeCast_property_base_script:

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:ref:`String<class_String>` **base_script** = ``""``

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- void **set_base_script** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` value **)**
- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_base_script** **(** **)**

The target script class to be converted to. If none, only the :ref:`base_type<class_VisualScriptTypeCast_property_base_type>` will be used.

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.. _class_VisualScriptTypeCast_property_base_type:

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:ref:`String<class_String>` **base_type** = ``"Object"``

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- void **set_base_type** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` value **)**
- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_base_type** **(** **)**

The target type to be converted to.

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