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File picker in Godot

I can't find a structure representing a file in Godot to use in the editor

I want to add a property to my Node something like:

[GlobalClass]
public partial class MyObj : Node2D
{
    [Export] public File myFile;

...

It should be possible to pick a file (a file location) and assign it to that variable, is it possible?

Solution

  • No structure. String. For example:

    [Export(PropertyHint.File)]
public string GameFile { get; set; }

    Source: Strings as paths

    From comments, it seems you want a Resource, when in Godot 4, you should be able export that directly. The documentation has the next couple examples.

    Accept any Resource:

    [Export]
private Resource Resource;

    Accept only AnimationNode:

    [Export]
private AnimationNode Resource;

    See Resources. It is on the same page as the linked above, but further down.

    I want to clarify that this works with any built-in resource, for example if you want a scene, you can do this:

    [Export]
private PackedScene Resource;

    And if you create a new class that extends from Resource it should work with that class too. For example for MyResource you do this:

    [Export]
private MyResource Resource;