Variant

The most important data type in Godot.

Description

A Variant:

• Can store almost any datatype.
• Can be hashed, so it can be compared quickly to other variants.
• Can be used to convert safely between datatypes.
• Can be used to abstract calling methods and their arguments. Godot exports all its functions through variants.
• Can be serialized as binary and stored to disk, or transferred via network.
• Can be serialized to text and use it for printing values and editable settings.
• Can work as an exported property, so the editor can edit it universally.

Modifications to a container will modify all references to it. A should be created to lock it if multi-threaded access is desired.