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Clarify the global registration of named_classes #10679

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Clarify the global registration of named_classes #10679

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Add a clarification about named class registry
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Split the code example into two parts
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Remove unrelated paragraph on shadowing
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19 changes: 19 additions & 0 deletions tutorials/scripting/gdscript/gdscript_basics.rst
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Expand Up @@ -1951,6 +1951,25 @@ If you want to use ``extends`` too, you can keep both on the same line::

class_name MyNode extends Node

Named classes are globally registered, which means they become available to use
in other scripts without the need to ``load`` or ``preload`` them:

.. code-block:: gdscript

var player

func _ready():
player = Character.new()

Using the name of a named class as a variable name will cause a
:ref:`SHADOWED_GLOBAL_IDENTIFIER <class_ProjectSettings_property_debug/gdscript/warnings/shadowed_global_identifier>`
warning. For example, using ``Character`` as a variable name will shadow the
``Character`` class you just defined, and cause a warning:

.. code-block:: gdscript

var Character

.. note::

Godot initializes non-static variables every time you create an instance,
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