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.. _class_EncodedObjectAsID:

EncodedObjectAsID
=================

**Inherits:** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Holds a reference to an :ref:`Object<class_Object>`'s instance ID.

Description
-----------

Utility class which holds a reference to the internal identifier of an :ref:`Object<class_Object>` instance, as given by :ref:`Object.get_instance_id<class_Object_method_get_instance_id>`. This ID can then be used to retrieve the object instance with :ref:`@GDScript.instance_from_id<class_@GDScript_method_instance_from_id>`.

This class is used internally by the editor inspector and script debugger, but can also be used in plugins to pass and display objects as their IDs.

Properties
----------

+-----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
| :ref:`int<class_int>` | :ref:`object_id<class_EncodedObjectAsID_property_object_id>` | ``0`` |
+-----------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------+

Property Descriptions
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.. _class_EncodedObjectAsID_property_object_id:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **object_id**

+-----------+----------------------+
| *Default* | ``0``                |
+-----------+----------------------+
| *Setter*  | set_object_id(value) |
+-----------+----------------------+
| *Getter*  | get_object_id()      |
+-----------+----------------------+

The :ref:`Object<class_Object>` identifier stored in this ``EncodedObjectAsID`` instance. The object instance can be retrieved with :ref:`@GDScript.instance_from_id<class_@GDScript_method_instance_from_id>`.

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`