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.. _class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback:

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

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
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Playback control for AnimationNodeStateMachine.

Methods
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| :ref:`String<class_String>`                   | :ref:`get_current_node<class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_get_current_node>` **(** **)** const           |
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| :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_PoolStringArray>` | :ref:`get_travel_path<class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_get_travel_path>` **(** **)** const             |
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| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                       | :ref:`is_playing<class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_is_playing>` **(** **)** const                       |
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| void                                          | :ref:`start<class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_start>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` node **)**      |
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| void                                          | :ref:`stop<class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_stop>` **(** **)**                                         |
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| void                                          | :ref:`travel<class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_travel>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` to_node **)** |
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Description
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Allows control of :ref:`AnimationTree<class_AnimationTree>` state machines created with :ref:`AnimationNodeStateMachine<class_AnimationNodeStateMachine>`. Retrieve with ``$AnimationTree.get("parameters/playback")``.

**Example:**

::

    var state_machine = $AnimationTree.get("parameters/playback")
    state_machine.travel("some_state")

Method Descriptions
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.. _class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_get_current_node:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_current_node** **(** **)** const

Returns the currently playing animation state.

.. _class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_get_travel_path:

- :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_PoolStringArray>` **get_travel_path** **(** **)** const

.. _class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_is_playing:

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

Returns ``true`` if an animation is playing.

.. _class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_start:

- void **start** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` node **)**

Starts playing the given animation.

.. _class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_stop:

- void **stop** **(** **)**

Stops the currently playing animation.

.. _class_AnimationNodeStateMachinePlayback_method_travel:

- void **travel** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` to_node **)**

Transitions from the current state to another one, following the shortest path.