Calling for a variable from sibling node returns null, previously didn't.

Same

I'm working on a small project currently, and I've encountered something strange while working with some old code. In the following function, "state" is returned as null:

func _process(_delta):
	if state == 0:
		rotation_degrees = 180
	elif state == 1:
		if get_owner().get_node("TankAI").searchray.position != null:
			look_at(get_owner().get_node("TankAI").searchray.position)
	elif state == 3:
		if get_owner().get_node("TankAI").ray.position != null:
			look_at(get_owner().get_node("TankAI").ray.position)

Now I'm calling for "state" as such:

onready var state = get_owner().get_node("TankAI/State-machine").state

In the "state machine"-node, "state" is assigned a value (it's an array), but it doesn't translate over. Calling for a different variable "states", returns values correctly (it's a dictionary). Why is it returning null? It's not even giving an error.

Same

Adendum: "state" is defined as var state = null setget _set_state

the _set_state function looks as follows:

func _set_state(new_state):
	prevState = state
	state = new_state
	
	if prevState != null:
		_exit_state(prevState, new_state)
	if state != null:
		_enter_state(new_state, prevState)

and is initially defined as:

call_deferred("_set_state", states.idle)

PS. the formatting in the OP seems to have gone awry, my apologies.

TwistedTwigleg

@Same said: PS. the formatting in the OP seems to have gone awry, my apologies.

I fixed it for you :smile:

Same

Thanks, just resolved the issue, I had simply forgotten to update the variable. It's been a long day