classes/class_instanceplaceholder

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classes/class_instanceplaceholder

Inherits: Node< Object Placeholder for the root Node of a PackedScene. Description: Turning on the option Load As Placeholder for an instantiated scene in the editor causes it to be replaced by ...

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/classes/class_instanceplaceholder.html

[BinaryGleam]

Is there an example project that showcase a setup for something like this?

[Calinou]

Not in the official demos, but this is an interesting idea for a new demo. I suggest opening an issue on https://github.com/godotengine/godot-demo-projects/issues 🙂

Edit: I opened an issue for it:

• Add a loading demo to showcase InstancePlaceholder functionality godot-demo-projects#1312

[EdwardChanCH]

The description is hinting at the Lazy Loading Pattern:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_loading

Might be good to have a dedicated tutorial page on this, similar to:
Autoload (Singleton Pattern): https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/scripting/singletons_autoload.html
Signal (Observer Pattern): https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/getting_started/step_by_step/signals.html