When to use : versus =

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	Asked By	creed2868

I’m trying to make it so that an enemy follows the player character and all of the tutorials I find use the phrase;

var player : Player

(which is also causing an issue because Player is not a valid type)

I would like to know when I would use : over =. An answer for how to name a specific node would be appreciated as well.

Thanks!

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	Reply From:	Schweini

A : is used when you want to define the type of a variable, see also: Static typing in GDScript — Godot Engine (3.2) documentation in English
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It is not used as alternative to =. |
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