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.. _class_PackedScene:

PackedScene
===========

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

An abstraction of a serialized scene.

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Description
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A simplified interface to a scene file. Provides access to operations and checks that can be performed on the scene resource itself.

Can be used to save a node to a file. When saving, the node as well as all the nodes it owns get saved (see :ref:`Node.owner<class_Node_property_owner>` property).

\ **Note:** The node doesn't need to own itself.

\ **Example:** Load a saved scene:


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 .. code-tab:: gdscript

    # Use load() instead of preload() if the path isn't known at compile-time.
    var scene = preload("res://scene.tscn").instantiate()
    # Add the node as a child of the node the script is attached to.
    add_child(scene)

 .. code-tab:: csharp

    // C# has no preload, so you have to always use ResourceLoader.Load<PackedScene>().
    var scene = ResourceLoader.Load<PackedScene>("res://scene.tscn").Instantiate();
    // Add the node as a child of the node the script is attached to.
    AddChild(scene);



\ **Example:** Save a node with different owners. The following example creates 3 objects: :ref:`Node2D<class_Node2D>` (``node``), :ref:`RigidBody2D<class_RigidBody2D>` (``body``) and :ref:`CollisionObject2D<class_CollisionObject2D>` (``collision``). ``collision`` is a child of ``body`` which is a child of ``node``. Only ``body`` is owned by ``node`` and :ref:`pack()<class_PackedScene_method_pack>` will therefore only save those two nodes, but not ``collision``.


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 .. code-tab:: gdscript

    # Create the objects.
    var node = Node2D.new()
    var body = RigidBody2D.new()
    var collision = CollisionShape2D.new()

    # Create the object hierarchy.
    body.add_child(collision)
    node.add_child(body)

    # Change owner of `body`, but not of `collision`.
    body.owner = node
    var scene = PackedScene.new()

    # Only `node` and `body` are now packed.
    var result = scene.pack(node)
    if result == OK:
        var error = ResourceSaver.save(scene, "res://path/name.tscn")  # Or "user://..."
        if error != OK:
            push_error("An error occurred while saving the scene to disk.")

 .. code-tab:: csharp

    // Create the objects.
    var node = new Node2D();
    var body = new RigidBody2D();
    var collision = new CollisionShape2D();

    // Create the object hierarchy.
    body.AddChild(collision);
    node.AddChild(body);

    // Change owner of `body`, but not of `collision`.
    body.Owner = node;
    var scene = new PackedScene();

    // Only `node` and `body` are now packed.
    Error result = scene.Pack(node);
    if (result == Error.Ok)
    {
        Error error = ResourceSaver.Save(scene, "res://path/name.tscn"); // Or "user://..."
        if (error != Error.Ok)
        {
            GD.PushError("An error occurred while saving the scene to disk.");
        }
    }



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Tutorials
---------

- `2D Role Playing Game (RPG) Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/2729>`__

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Methods
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   +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`               | :ref:`can_instantiate<class_PackedScene_method_can_instantiate>`\ (\ ) |const|                                                              |
   +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`SceneState<class_SceneState>`   | :ref:`get_state<class_PackedScene_method_get_state>`\ (\ ) |const|                                                                          |
   +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Node<class_Node>`               | :ref:`instantiate<class_PackedScene_method_instantiate>`\ (\ edit_state\: :ref:`GenEditState<enum_PackedScene_GenEditState>` = 0\ ) |const| |
   +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` | :ref:`pack<class_PackedScene_method_pack>`\ (\ path\: :ref:`Node<class_Node>`\ )                                                            |
   +---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Enumerations
------------

.. _enum_PackedScene_GenEditState:

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enum **GenEditState**: :ref:`🔗<enum_PackedScene_GenEditState>`

.. _class_PackedScene_constant_GEN_EDIT_STATE_DISABLED:

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:ref:`GenEditState<enum_PackedScene_GenEditState>` **GEN_EDIT_STATE_DISABLED** = ``0``

If passed to :ref:`instantiate()<class_PackedScene_method_instantiate>`, blocks edits to the scene state.

.. _class_PackedScene_constant_GEN_EDIT_STATE_INSTANCE:

.. rst-class:: classref-enumeration-constant

:ref:`GenEditState<enum_PackedScene_GenEditState>` **GEN_EDIT_STATE_INSTANCE** = ``1``

If passed to :ref:`instantiate()<class_PackedScene_method_instantiate>`, provides local scene resources to the local scene.

\ **Note:** Only available in editor builds.

.. _class_PackedScene_constant_GEN_EDIT_STATE_MAIN:

.. rst-class:: classref-enumeration-constant

:ref:`GenEditState<enum_PackedScene_GenEditState>` **GEN_EDIT_STATE_MAIN** = ``2``

If passed to :ref:`instantiate()<class_PackedScene_method_instantiate>`, provides local scene resources to the local scene. Only the main scene should receive the main edit state.

\ **Note:** Only available in editor builds.

.. _class_PackedScene_constant_GEN_EDIT_STATE_MAIN_INHERITED:

.. rst-class:: classref-enumeration-constant

:ref:`GenEditState<enum_PackedScene_GenEditState>` **GEN_EDIT_STATE_MAIN_INHERITED** = ``3``

It's similar to :ref:`GEN_EDIT_STATE_MAIN<class_PackedScene_constant_GEN_EDIT_STATE_MAIN>`, but for the case where the scene is being instantiated to be the base of another one.

\ **Note:** Only available in editor builds.

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_PackedScene_method_can_instantiate:

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **can_instantiate**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_PackedScene_method_can_instantiate>`

Returns ``true`` if the scene file has nodes.

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.. _class_PackedScene_method_get_state:

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:ref:`SceneState<class_SceneState>` **get_state**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_PackedScene_method_get_state>`

Returns the :ref:`SceneState<class_SceneState>` representing the scene file contents.

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.. _class_PackedScene_method_instantiate:

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:ref:`Node<class_Node>` **instantiate**\ (\ edit_state\: :ref:`GenEditState<enum_PackedScene_GenEditState>` = 0\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_PackedScene_method_instantiate>`

Instantiates the scene's node hierarchy. Triggers child scene instantiation(s). Triggers a :ref:`Node.NOTIFICATION_SCENE_INSTANTIATED<class_Node_constant_NOTIFICATION_SCENE_INSTANTIATED>` notification on the root node.

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.. _class_PackedScene_method_pack:

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:ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` **pack**\ (\ path\: :ref:`Node<class_Node>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_PackedScene_method_pack>`

Packs the ``path`` node, and all owned sub-nodes, into this **PackedScene**. Any existing data will be cleared. See :ref:`Node.owner<class_Node_property_owner>`.

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