Error Trying to get a return value of a method that returns "void"?? | Godot Café | Page 1

pulsar acorn Nov 15, 2023, 4:15 AM

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My game keeps trying to summon enemies before they can be removed from their array. But when I try to make it wait I get a weird error.

code:
await Global.enemies.erase(enemy_target_number)

error:
Trying to get a return value of a method that returns "void"

My best guess is that it's saying you can't put an await action on a removal, though that doesn't make much sense? Can someone help please? I'm kind of stuck on this one.

shy orbit Nov 15, 2023, 6:27 AM

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await can only be used for signal or function containing another await. You might want to read up on signal https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/getting_started/step_by_step/signals.html

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also usage of await https://gdscript.com/solutions/coroutines-and-yield/

zealous jasper Nov 15, 2023, 8:15 AM

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Can you explain what you are trying to achieve exactly? This doesn't sound like you should need an await at all.

#Error Trying to get a return value of a method that returns "void"??