Add code example for weakref

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skyace65
2021-01-28 22:22:16 -05:00
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@@ -1507,8 +1507,22 @@ freed when no longer in use. No garbage collector exists, just
reference counting. By default, all classes that don't define
inheritance extend **Reference**. If this is not desired, then a class
must inherit :ref:`class_Object` manually and must call ``instance.free()``. To
avoid reference cycles that can't be freed, a ``weakref`` function is
provided for creating weak references.
avoid reference cycles that can't be freed, a :ref:`class_WeakRef` function is
provided for creating weak references. Here is an example:
::
extends Node
var my_node_ref
func _ready():
my_node_ref = weakref(get_node("MyNode"))
func _this_is_called_later():
var my_node = my_node_ref.get_ref()
if my_node:
my_node.do_something()
Alternatively, when not using references, the
``is_instance_valid(instance)`` can be used to check if an object has been