Why I can't immidetly connect the signal in the same function that signal emited?

Question

So the problem is I want to connect signal of a child node to the parent node script.
But my code seems not working if I want to connect the signal like the code below.

So I have to go to the parent script node to connec it.

My question is why? Is it because .connect() function can't see cross node? Like in this case || .connect("levelselected", self, "playselectedlevel") || the thid arguments || "playselected_level" || must be found in the same script as .connect()?

Comments

Are you getting an error message or is the signal handler not being called? FYI: get_tree().call_group I beleive does a call_deffered of the given function, so that might be a source of you bug.

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I only get these error. But it's different case, because the error happen after the onselect_level() get called again.

But no. Godot doesn't register the connect function.

Ah.. Wait.. I must put connect signal in the ready(). It cannot in the same function of the _onselect_level().

Yeah after a bit of looking up in the code. The problem seems to be what line being called first.

And it works.. But it will give the error in the first image.

Hahaha even though it's not related you point me to "signal handler not being called" made me realize my mistake though. Thanks.

Answer 1

Answer and reminder for future me or anyone who reads. The mistake seems to be which line being called first.

.connect() function in the image above is being called way after .emit_signal((). Basicly the signal already deliverd but the address is not in the same time as signal deliverd.

But the code above is not recomended, just put signal connect in the _ready() function.