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Notes for Node exports #10396

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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions tutorials/scripting/gdscript/gdscript_exports.rst
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Expand Up @@ -258,6 +258,13 @@ without having to use NodePaths:
# Custom classes declared with `class_name` can also be used.
@export var some_button: BaseButton

.. note::

Node exporting is only supported in Node-derived classes. When a Node is
saved to a PackedScene, using ``Node`` or ``Array[Node]`` will store a
reference to a Node in the scene, but using ``Array`` or ``Dictionary``
to store Nodes will cause a copy of each Node to be created.

Exporting NodePaths like in Godot 3.x is still possible, in case you need it:

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