get_node not finding path?

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:bust_in_silhouette: Asked By mikbauer

my code is Control.gd

onready var modeNameLabel = get_node("/root/HUD/Panel/sections/SectionScore/modeName")	

func setupHUD():
	modeNameLabel.text=modeNames[MOD]	     <--- error

error:
Invalid set index ‘text’ (on base: ‘Nil’) with value of type ‘String’.

Scene structure:
Control
-HUD
–Panal
—sections
----SectionScore
-----modeName

what should I set the path to access nodeName

I also tried

onready var modeNameLabel = get_node("HUD/Panel/sections/SectionScore/modeName")

mikbauer | 2023-01-11 03:29

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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: jgodfrey

If the script is attached to the Control node in your tree (as outlined above), then I’d expect that second attempt (posted in your comment) to work - assuming there are no typos in the path as compared to the node names.

Really, any of the following should work:

  • get_node("/root/Control/HUD/Panel/sections/SectionScore/modeName")
  • get_node("HUD/Panel/sections/SectionScore/modeName")
  • $HUD/Panel/sections/SectionScore/modeName

If those don’t work, there’s either a typo in the above path (as compared to your scene tree) or the script is not attached to the Control node.

Also, you can simply drag the node from the scene tree into your script to see its “path” in text form.

jgodfrey | 2023-01-11 04:09

I had the calling function in _init() and it was not working, but when I put it in _process(delta) it worked

mikbauer | 2023-01-11 04:23