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I'm trying to check if an object adheres to certain restrictions by checking its type against a given check_type variable. This variable is set dynamically, so I cannot check against a fixed class name.

var check_type = get_type_restriction()
if thing_to_check is check_type:
    do_something()

I tried several things (Object type hint for check_type, Script type hint, no type hint) but get the error: check_type is a variable but does not contain a type, or: local variable check_type cannot be used as a type.

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  • For dynamic type checks, use is_class("ClassName"). You cannot use a variable with is in GDScript, is only works with static type hints. Commented Sep 29 at 13:40
  • @Kamran ok, so to do this dynamically I save the class name as a string? Thanks! Commented Sep 29 at 13:47
  • Note that the answer only works for Godot classes, not for custom classes (with class_name X). For this, it's best to use is_instance_of. Commented Sep 30 at 15:22
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