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EditorInspector
===============

**Inherits:** :ref:`ScrollContainer<class_ScrollContainer>` **<** :ref:`Container<class_Container>` **<** :ref:`Control<class_Control>` **<** :ref:`CanvasItem<class_CanvasItem>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

A control used to edit properties of an object.

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Description
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This is the control that implements property editing in the editor's Settings dialogs, the Inspector dock, etc. To get the **EditorInspector** used in the editor's Inspector dock, use :ref:`EditorInterface.get_inspector<class_EditorInterface_method_get_inspector>`.

\ **EditorInspector** will show properties in the same order as the array returned by :ref:`Object.get_property_list<class_Object_method_get_property_list>`.

If a property's name is path-like (i.e. if it contains forward slashes), **EditorInspector** will create nested sections for "directories" along the path. For example, if a property is named ``highlighting/gdscript/node_path_color``, it will be shown as "Node Path Color" inside the "GDScript" section nested inside the "Highlighting" section.

If a property has :ref:`@GlobalScope.PROPERTY_USAGE_GROUP<class_@GlobalScope_constant_PROPERTY_USAGE_GROUP>` usage, it will group subsequent properties whose name starts with the property's hint string. The group ends when a property does not start with that hint string or when a new group starts. An empty group name effectively ends the current group. **EditorInspector** will create a top-level section for each group. For example, if a property with group usage is named ``Collide With`` and its hint string is ``collide_with_``, a subsequent ``collide_with_area`` property will be shown as "Area" inside the "Collide With" section. There is also a special case: when the hint string contains the name of a property, that property is grouped too. This is mainly to help grouping properties like ``font``, ``font_color`` and ``font_size`` (using the hint string ``font_``).

If a property has :ref:`@GlobalScope.PROPERTY_USAGE_SUBGROUP<class_@GlobalScope_constant_PROPERTY_USAGE_SUBGROUP>` usage, a subgroup will be created in the same way as a group, and a second-level section will be created for each subgroup.

\ **Note:** Unlike sections created from path-like property names, **EditorInspector** won't capitalize the name for sections created from groups. So properties with group usage usually use capitalized names instead of snake_cased names.

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Properties
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   +----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`ScrollMode<enum_ScrollContainer_ScrollMode>` | horizontal_scroll_mode | ``0`` (overrides :ref:`ScrollContainer<class_ScrollContainer_property_horizontal_scroll_mode>`) |
   +----------------------------------------------------+------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Methods
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   | :ref:`String<class_String>` | :ref:`get_selected_path<class_EditorInspector_method_get_selected_path>` **(** **)** |const| |
   +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Signals
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.. _class_EditorInspector_signal_edited_object_changed:

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**edited_object_changed** **(** **)**

Emitted when the object being edited by the inspector has changed.

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.. _class_EditorInspector_signal_object_id_selected:

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**object_id_selected** **(** :ref:`int<class_int>` id **)**

Emitted when the Edit button of an :ref:`Object<class_Object>` has been pressed in the inspector. This is mainly used in the remote scene tree Inspector.

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.. _class_EditorInspector_signal_property_deleted:

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**property_deleted** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` property **)**

Emitted when a property is removed from the inspector.

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.. _class_EditorInspector_signal_property_edited:

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**property_edited** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` property **)**

Emitted when a property is edited in the inspector.

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.. _class_EditorInspector_signal_property_keyed:

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**property_keyed** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` property, :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` value, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` advance **)**

Emitted when a property is keyed in the inspector. Properties can be keyed by clicking the "key" icon next to a property when the Animation panel is toggled.

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.. _class_EditorInspector_signal_property_selected:

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**property_selected** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` property **)**

Emitted when a property is selected in the inspector.

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.. _class_EditorInspector_signal_property_toggled:

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**property_toggled** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` property, :ref:`bool<class_bool>` checked **)**

Emitted when a boolean property is toggled in the inspector.

\ **Note:** This signal is never emitted if the internal ``autoclear`` property enabled. Since this property is always enabled in the editor inspector, this signal is never emitted by the editor itself.

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.. _class_EditorInspector_signal_resource_selected:

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**resource_selected** **(** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource, :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)**

Emitted when a resource is selected in the inspector.

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.. _class_EditorInspector_signal_restart_requested:

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**restart_requested** **(** **)**

Emitted when a property that requires a restart to be applied is edited in the inspector. This is only used in the Project Settings and Editor Settings.

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_EditorInspector_method_get_selected_path:

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:ref:`String<class_String>` **get_selected_path** **(** **)** |const|

Gets the path of the currently selected property.

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