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Solves the problem of Struct not showing in the inspector when exported #1426

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mcdubhghlas Sep 15, 2026
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Fixes #1424
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33 changes: 30 additions & 3 deletions editor/inspector/editor_properties.cpp
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#include "core/config/project_settings.h"
#include "core/input/input_map.h"
#include "core/variant/struct.h"
#include "editor/docks/inspector_dock.h"
#include "editor/docks/scene_tree_dock.h"
#include "editor/editor_node.h"
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Array a = v;
for (int i = 0; i < a.size(); i++) {
Variant v2 = a[i];
if (v2.get_type() != Variant::ARRAY && v2.get_type() != Variant::DICTIONARY && v2.get_type() != Variant::OBJECT) {
if (v2.get_type() != Variant::ARRAY && v2.get_type() != Variant::DICTIONARY && v2.get_type() != Variant::OBJECT && v2.get_type() != Variant::STRUCT) {
continue;
}
if (_find_recursive_resources(v2, resources_found)) {
Expand All @@ -3199,18 +3200,31 @@ static bool _find_recursive_resources(const Variant &v, HashSet<Resource *> &res
for (const KeyValue<Variant, Variant> &kv : d) {
const Variant &k = kv.key;
const Variant &v2 = kv.value;
if (k.get_type() == Variant::ARRAY || k.get_type() == Variant::DICTIONARY || k.get_type() == Variant::OBJECT) {
if (k.get_type() == Variant::ARRAY || k.get_type() == Variant::DICTIONARY || k.get_type() == Variant::OBJECT || k.get_type() == Variant::STRUCT) {
if (_find_recursive_resources(k, resources_found)) {
return true;
}
}
if (v2.get_type() == Variant::ARRAY || v2.get_type() == Variant::DICTIONARY || v2.get_type() == Variant::OBJECT) {
if (v2.get_type() == Variant::ARRAY || v2.get_type() == Variant::DICTIONARY || v2.get_type() == Variant::OBJECT || v2.get_type() == Variant::STRUCT) {
if (_find_recursive_resources(v2, resources_found)) {
return true;
}
}
}
} break;
case Variant::STRUCT: {
const Struct s = v;
const int count = s.get_field_count();
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
Variant v2 = s.get_member(i);
if (v2.get_type() != Variant::ARRAY && v2.get_type() != Variant::DICTIONARY && v2.get_type() != Variant::OBJECT && v2.get_type() != Variant::STRUCT) {
continue;
}
if (_find_recursive_resources(v2, resources_found)) {
return true;
}
}
} break;
case Variant::OBJECT: {
Ref<Resource> r = v;

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return false;
}

bool editor_property_has_recursive_resource(Resource *p_owner, const Variant &p_value) {
if (p_owner == nullptr) {
return false;
}
HashSet<Resource *> resources_found;
resources_found.insert(p_owner);
return _find_recursive_resources(p_value, resources_found);
}

void EditorPropertyResource::_resource_changed(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource) {
Resource *r = Object::cast_to<Resource>(get_edited_object());
if (r) {
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editor->setup(Variant::ARRAY, p_hint_text);
return editor;
} break;
case Variant::STRUCT: {
EditorPropertyStruct *editor = memnew(EditorPropertyStruct);
return editor;
} break;
case Variant::PACKED_BYTE_ARRAY: {
EditorPropertyArray *editor = memnew(EditorPropertyArray);
editor->setup(Variant::PACKED_BYTE_ARRAY, p_hint_text);
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions editor/inspector/editor_properties.h
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Expand Up @@ -50,10 +50,15 @@ class EditorSpinSlider;
class EditorVariantTypePopupMenu;
class MenuButton;
class PropertySelector;
class Resource;
class SceneTreeDialog;
class TextEdit;
class TextureButton;

// Returns true if assigning `p_value` to a property of `p_owner` would create a resource storage
// cycle (a resource that transitively contains itself), traversing arrays, dictionaries and structs.
bool editor_property_has_recursive_resource(Resource *p_owner, const Variant &p_value);

class EditorPropertyNil : public EditorProperty {
GDCLASS(EditorPropertyNil, EditorProperty);
LineEdit *text = nullptr;
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244 changes: 244 additions & 0 deletions editor/inspector/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
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#include "core/input/input.h"
#include "core/io/marshalls.h"
#include "core/variant/struct.h"
#include "core/variant/struct_info.h"
#include "editor/docks/inspector_dock.h"
#include "editor/editor_node.h"
#include "editor/editor_string_names.h"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1535,6 +1537,248 @@ EditorPropertyDictionary::EditorPropertyDictionary() {
value_subtype_hint_string = "";
}

///////////////////// STRUCT ///////////////////////////

// Synthetic per-field property paths exposed by the adapter object take the form `field/<name>`.
static constexpr char STRUCT_FIELD_PREFIX[] = "field/";

// Resolve the type an editor should be built for. Typed fields use their declared type; untyped
// fields fall back to the current value's type (so an untyped field still gets a sensible editor).
static Variant::Type _resolve_struct_field_type(const Ref<StructInfo> &p_info, const Struct &p_struct, int p_index) {
if (p_info->is_field_typed(p_index)) {
const Variant::Type declared = p_info->get_field_type(p_index);
if (declared != Variant::NIL) {
return declared;
}
}
return p_struct.get_member(p_index).get_type();
}

// Extract `<name>` from a `field/<name>` synthetic path, or an empty name if it isn't one.
static StringName _struct_field_name(const StringName &p_property) {
const String property = p_property;
if (!property.begins_with(STRUCT_FIELD_PREFIX)) {
return StringName();
}
return property.trim_prefix(STRUCT_FIELD_PREFIX);
}

bool EditorPropertyStructObject::_set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
const StringName field = _struct_field_name(p_name);
if (field == StringName() || struct_value.get_type() != Variant::STRUCT) {
return false;
}

bool valid = false;
struct_value.set_named(field, p_value, valid);
return valid;
}

bool EditorPropertyStructObject::_get(const StringName &p_name, Variant &r_ret) const {
const StringName field = _struct_field_name(p_name);
if (field == StringName() || struct_value.get_type() != Variant::STRUCT) {
return false;
}

bool valid = false;
r_ret = struct_value.get_named(field, valid);
return valid;
}

void EditorPropertyStructObject::set_struct(const Variant &p_struct) {
struct_value = p_struct;
}

Variant EditorPropertyStructObject::get_struct() const {
return struct_value;
}

void EditorPropertyStruct::_property_changed(const String &p_property, Variant p_value, const String &p_name, bool p_changing) {
const StringName field = _struct_field_name(p_property);
if (field == StringName()) {
return;
}

if (p_value.get_type() == Variant::OBJECT && p_value.is_null()) {
p_value = Variant(); // `EditorResourcePicker` resets to `Ref<Resource>()`. See GH-82716.
}

// Structs have value semantics: edit an independent copy and write it back whole. Keep the
// adapter's working copy synchronized before emitting so sibling fields observe the update.
Variant struct_value = object->get_struct();
bool valid = false;
struct_value.set_named(field, p_value, valid);
if (!valid) {
return;
}

// The inner field editor edits this adapter, not the owning Resource, so its own recursion guard
// never runs. Reject a field value that would store the edited Resource inside itself.
if (p_value.get_type() == Variant::OBJECT) {
Resource *edited_resource = Object::cast_to<Resource>(get_edited_object());
if (edited_resource && editor_property_has_recursive_resource(edited_resource, struct_value)) {
EditorNode::get_singleton()->show_warning(TTR("Recursion detected, unable to assign resource to property."));
update_property();
return;
}
}

object->set_struct(struct_value);
emit_changed(get_edited_property(), struct_value, p_name, p_changing);
}

void EditorPropertyStruct::_object_id_selected(const StringName &p_property, ObjectID p_id) {
emit_signal(SNAME("object_id_selected"), p_property, p_id);
}

void EditorPropertyStruct::_resource_selected(const String &p_path, Ref<Resource> p_resource) {
emit_signal(SNAME("resource_selected"), get_edited_property(), p_resource);
}

void EditorPropertyStruct::_edit_pressed() {
get_edited_object()->editor_set_section_unfold(get_edited_property(), edit->is_pressed());
update_property();
}

void EditorPropertyStruct::_clear_property_editors() {
if (!container) {
return;
}

set_bottom_editor(nullptr);
memdelete(container);
container = nullptr;
property_vbox = nullptr;
slots.clear();
built_layout_hash = 0;
}

void EditorPropertyStruct::_rebuild_property_editors(const Variant &p_value) {
_clear_property_editors();

const Struct s = p_value;
const Ref<StructInfo> info = s.get_info();

container = memnew(PanelContainer);
add_child(container);
set_bottom_editor(container);

property_vbox = memnew(VBoxContainer);
property_vbox->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
container->add_child(property_vbox);

const int field_count = info.is_valid() ? info->get_field_count() : 0;
for (int i = 0; i < field_count; i++) {
const StringName field_name = info->get_field_name(i);
const Variant::Type field_type = _resolve_struct_field_type(info, s, i);

PropertyHint hint = PROPERTY_HINT_NONE;
String hint_string;
bool is_resource = false;
if (field_type == Variant::OBJECT) {
// Only Resource fields get a typed picker. A Node reference is not meaningfully editable
// through a value-semantics struct (a NODE_TYPE editor edits a NodePath, not an object),
// so non-resource objects fall back to the generic object editor.
const StringName class_name = info->get_field_class_name(i);
if (class_name != StringName() && ClassDB::is_parent_class(class_name, SNAME("Resource"))) {
hint = PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE;
hint_string = class_name;
is_resource = true;
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Use the node editor for Node-derived fields.

Without a hint, Variant::OBJECT dispatches to EditorPropertyResource with base type "Resource". A Node value is not displayed or selectable through that picker. PROPERTY_HINT_NODE_TYPE dispatches to EditorPropertyNodePath with node-editing enabled, which emits the selected Node object.

 			if (class_name != StringName() && ClassDB::is_parent_class(class_name, SNAME("Resource"))) {
 				hint = PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE;
 				hint_string = class_name;
 				is_resource = true;
+			} else if (class_name != StringName() && ClassDB::is_parent_class(class_name, SNAME("Node"))) {
+				hint = PROPERTY_HINT_NODE_TYPE;
+				hint_string = class_name;
 			}
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In `@editor/inspector/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp` around lines 1671 - 1675,
Update the field-hint selection around get_field_class_name so Node-derived
classes use PROPERTY_HINT_NODE_TYPE with the class name as hint_string, while
Resource-derived non-Node classes retain PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE and
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}
}

EditorProperty *prop = EditorInspector::instantiate_property_editor(this, field_type, "", hint, hint_string, PROPERTY_USAGE_NONE);
if (!prop) {
continue;
}
prop->set_object_and_property(object.ptr(), STRUCT_FIELD_PREFIX + String(field_name));
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prop->set_label(String(field_name).capitalize());
prop->set_selectable(false);
prop->set_use_folding(is_using_folding());
prop->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
prop->set_read_only(is_read_only());
prop->connect(SNAME("property_changed"), callable_mp(this, &EditorPropertyStruct::_property_changed));
prop->connect(SNAME("object_id_selected"), callable_mp(this, &EditorPropertyStruct::_object_id_selected));
if (is_resource) {
prop->connect("resource_selected", callable_mp(this, &EditorPropertyStruct::_resource_selected), CONNECT_DEFERRED);
}
property_vbox->add_child(prop);

Slot slot;
slot.prop = prop;
slot.field_index = i;
slot.type = field_type;
slots.push_back(slot);
}

built_layout_hash = info.is_valid() ? info->get_layout_hash() : 0;
}

void EditorPropertyStruct::update_property() {
Variant value = get_edited_property_value();

if (value.get_type() != Variant::STRUCT) {
edit->set_text(TTR("(unset)"));
edit->set_disabled(true);
edit->set_pressed(false);
_clear_property_editors();
return;
}
edit->set_disabled(false);

const Struct s = value;
const Ref<StructInfo> info = s.get_info();
edit->set_text(info.is_valid() ? String(info->get_logical_type_id()) : TTR("Struct"));

const bool unfolded = get_edited_object()->editor_is_section_unfolded(get_edited_property());
if (edit->is_pressed() != unfolded) {
edit->set_pressed(unfolded);
}

object->set_struct(value);

if (!unfolded) {
_clear_property_editors();
return;
}

// Rebuild the field editors when the struct layout changes (layout hash covers declared fields,
// types, and object class names), or when an untyped field's runtime type no longer matches the
// editor built for it (the layout hash can't capture that).
const uint64_t layout_hash = info.is_valid() ? info->get_layout_hash() : 0;
bool needs_rebuild = !container || built_layout_hash != layout_hash;
if (!needs_rebuild) {
for (const Slot &slot : slots) {
if (slot.type != _resolve_struct_field_type(info, s, slot.field_index)) {
needs_rebuild = true;
break;
}
}
}
if (needs_rebuild) {
_rebuild_property_editors(value);
}

for (const Slot &slot : slots) {
slot.prop->update_property();
}
}

EditorPropertyStruct::EditorPropertyStruct() {
object.instantiate();

edit = memnew(Button);
edit->set_accessibility_name(TTRC("Edit"));
edit->set_h_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
edit->set_clip_text(true);
edit->connect(SceneStringName(pressed), callable_mp(this, &EditorPropertyStruct::_edit_pressed));
edit->set_toggle_mode(true);
add_child(edit);
add_focusable(edit);

has_borders = true;
}

///////////////////// LOCALIZABLE STRING ///////////////////////////

void EditorPropertyLocalizableString::_property_changed(const String &p_property, const Variant &p_value, const String &p_name, bool p_changing) {
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