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.. _class_NativeExtension:

NativeExtension
===============

**Inherits:** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`



Methods
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| void                                                                 | :ref:`close_library<class_NativeExtension_method_close_library>` **(** **)**                                                                                      |
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| :ref:`InitializationLevel<enum_NativeExtension_InitializationLevel>` | :ref:`get_minimum_library_initialization_level<class_NativeExtension_method_get_minimum_library_initialization_level>` **(** **)** |const|                        |
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| void                                                                 | :ref:`initialize_library<class_NativeExtension_method_initialize_library>` **(** :ref:`InitializationLevel<enum_NativeExtension_InitializationLevel>` level **)** |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                                              | :ref:`is_library_open<class_NativeExtension_method_is_library_open>` **(** **)** |const|                                                                          |
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| :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>`                                | :ref:`open_library<class_NativeExtension_method_open_library>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`String<class_String>` entry_symbol **)**             |
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Enumerations
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.. _enum_NativeExtension_InitializationLevel:

.. _class_NativeExtension_constant_INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_CORE:

.. _class_NativeExtension_constant_INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_SERVERS:

.. _class_NativeExtension_constant_INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_SCENE:

.. _class_NativeExtension_constant_INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_DRIVER:

.. _class_NativeExtension_constant_INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_EDITOR:

enum **InitializationLevel**:

- **INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_CORE** = **0**

- **INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_SERVERS** = **1**

- **INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_SCENE** = **2**

- **INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_DRIVER** = **3**

- **INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_EDITOR** = **4**

Method Descriptions
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.. _class_NativeExtension_method_close_library:

- void **close_library** **(** **)**

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.. _class_NativeExtension_method_get_minimum_library_initialization_level:

- :ref:`InitializationLevel<enum_NativeExtension_InitializationLevel>` **get_minimum_library_initialization_level** **(** **)** |const|

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.. _class_NativeExtension_method_initialize_library:

- void **initialize_library** **(** :ref:`InitializationLevel<enum_NativeExtension_InitializationLevel>` level **)**

----

.. _class_NativeExtension_method_is_library_open:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_library_open** **(** **)** |const|

----

.. _class_NativeExtension_method_open_library:

- :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **open_library** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`String<class_String>` entry_symbol **)**

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.. |operator| replace:: :abbr:`operator (This method describes a valid operator to use with this type as left-hand operand.)`