MainLoop

    Inherited By:

    Category: Core

    Abstract base class for the game’s main loop.

    • NOTIFICATION_WM_MOUSE_ENTER = 2 — Notification received from the OS when the mouse enters the game window.

    Implemented on desktop and web platforms.

    • NOTIFICATION_WM_MOUSE_EXIT = 3 — Notification received from the OS when the mouse leaves the game window.

    Implemented on desktop and web platforms.

    • NOTIFICATION_WM_FOCUS_IN = 4 — Notification received from the OS when the game window is focused.

    Implemented on all platforms.

    • NOTIFICATION_WM_FOCUS_OUT = 5 — Notification received from the OS when the game window is unfocused.

    Implemented on all platforms.

    Implemented on desktop platforms.

    • NOTIFICATION_WM_GO_BACK_REQUEST = 7 — Notification received from the OS when a go back request is sent (e.g. pressing the “Back” button on Android).

    Specific to the Android platform.

    • NOTIFICATION_WM_UNFOCUS_REQUEST = 8 — Notification received from the OS when an unfocus request is sent (e.g. another OS window wants to take the focus).

    No supported platforms currently send this notification.

    • NOTIFICATION_OS_MEMORY_WARNING = 9 — Notification received from the OS when the application is exceeding its allocated memory.
    • NOTIFICATION_TRANSLATION_CHANGED = 90 — Notification received when translations may have changed. Can be triggered by the user changing the locale. Can be used to respond to language changes, for example to change the UI strings on the fly. Useful when working with the built-in translation support, like Object.tr.
    • NOTIFICATION_WM_ABOUT = 91 — Notification received from the OS when a request for “About” information is sent.

    Specific to the macOS platform.

    • NOTIFICATION_CRASH = 92 — Notification received from Godot’s crash handler when the engine is about to crash.

    Implemented on desktop platforms if the crash handler is enabled.

    • NOTIFICATION_OS_IME_UPDATE = 93 — Notification received from the OS when an update of the Input Method Engine occurs (e.g. change of IME cursor position or composition string).

    Specific to the macOS platform.

    is the abstract base class for a Godot project’s game loop. It in inherited by , which is the default game loop implementation used in Godot projects, though it is also possible to write and use one’s own MainLoop subclass instead of the scene tree.

    Upon application start, a MainLoop implementation has to be provided to the OS, or the application will exit. This happens automatically (and a SceneTree is created) unless a main is provided from the command line (with e.g. , which should then be a MainLoop implementation.

    Here is an example script implementing a simple MainLoop:

    Called when files are dragged from the OS file manager and dropped in the game window. The arguments are a list of file paths and the identifier of the screen where the drag originated.

    • void _finalize ( ) virtual

    Called before the program exits.

    Called each idle frame with the time since the last idle frame as argument (in seconds). Equivalent to Node._process.

    If implemented, the method must return a boolean value. ends the main loop, while false lets it proceed to the next frame.

    • void _initialize ( ) virtual
    • void _input_event ( event ) virtual

    Called whenever an InputEvent is received by the main loop.

    • void _input_text ( text ) virtual

    Deprecated callback, does not do anything. Use _input_event to parse text input. Will be removed in Godot 4.0.

    • _iteration ( float delta ) virtual

    Called each physics frame with the time since the last physics frame as argument (in seconds). Equivalent to .

    If implemented, the method must return a boolean value. true ends the main loop, while lets it proceed to the next frame.

    • void finish ( )

    Should not be called manually, override _finalize instead. Will be removed in Godot 4.0.

    Should not be called manually, override instead. Will be removed in Godot 4.0.

    • void init ( )

    Should not be called manually, override _initialize instead. Will be removed in Godot 4.0.

    • void input_event ( event )

    Should not be called manually, override _input_event instead. Will be removed in Godot 4.0.

    • void input_text ( text )

    Should not be called manually, override _input_text instead. Will be removed in Godot 4.0.

    Should not be called manually, override instead. Will be removed in Godot 4.0.