/**
 * Utility class which holds a reference to the internal identifier of an [Object] instance, as given by [method Object.get_instance_id]. This ID can then be used to retrieve the object instance with [method @GDScript.instance_from_id].
 *
 * This class is used internally by the editor inspector and script debugger, but can also be used in plugins to pass and display objects as their IDs.
 *
*/
declare class EncodedObjectAsID extends Reference  {

  
/**
 * Utility class which holds a reference to the internal identifier of an [Object] instance, as given by [method Object.get_instance_id]. This ID can then be used to retrieve the object instance with [method @GDScript.instance_from_id].
 *
 * This class is used internally by the editor inspector and script debugger, but can also be used in plugins to pass and display objects as their IDs.
 *
*/
  new(): EncodedObjectAsID; 
  static "new"(): EncodedObjectAsID 


/** The [Object] identifier stored in this [EncodedObjectAsID] instance. The object instance can be retrieved with [method @GDScript.instance_from_id]. */
object_id: int;



  connect<T extends SignalsOf<EncodedObjectAsID>>(signal: T, method: SignalFunction<EncodedObjectAsID[T]>): number;






}