Another beginner question of type "Why this code does not work"

GarromOrcShaman

Hi, I'm going through step-by-step scripting tutorial and stuck on page about connecting and button-to-label setup. Note : I decided to extend it a little to play jokes on my family. It is not really a malware but i can make one's day better.. or worse.

extends Node2D
func _ready():
get_node("Button").connect("button_down",self,"_on_button_pressed()")
get_node("Button").connect("button_up",self,"_on_button_relased()")
func _on_button_pressed():
get_node("Label").text = "Hi there"
get_node("Button").text = "I farted button and now you touched it HA HA"
func _on_button_relased():
get_node("Label").text = ""
get_node("Button").text = "press me"

As you can see it should work. But debug console telling me methods on_button_pressed() and on_button_relased() does not exist... but i see them there :|
Do someone got idea why it does not work ? Thanks -Garrom ps. We really need code-block bbcode/markdown/whatever

TwistedTwigleg

I think all you need to do is remove the () from your connect function calls, so get_node("Button").connect("button_down",self,"_on_button_pressed()") becomes get_node("Button").connect("button_down",self,"_on_button_pressed").

On an aside,to use the code block thingy on the forums you just need to encapsulate anything you want to treat as code in ` (the key next to the number 1 on my keyboard) and it will be converted/rendered to look like code.

GarromOrcShaman

@TwistedTwigleg said: I think all you need to do is remove the () from your connect function calls, so get_node("Button").connect("button_down",self,"_on_button_pressed()") becomes get_node("Button").connect("button_down",self,"_on_button_pressed").

On an aside,to use the code block thingy on the forums you just need to encapsulate anything you want to treat as code in ` (the key next to the number 1 on my keyboard) and it will be converted/rendered to look like code.

Do you know that feeling, when you feel lik an idiot who is unable to correctly read tutorials and needed to ask on forum for something what was includet in linked page ? Well, Let's cut it here. Thanks for help :)

TwistedTwigleg

Do you know that feeling, when you feel lik an idiot who is unable to correctly read tutorials and needed to ask on forum for something what was includet in linked page ?

I've had that feeling more times than I can count :smile:

Happy to help!