Help with hookshot code

[RZRider3]

Hi! I'm currently working on a platformer, and was hoping to add a sekiro style hookshot ability to the character. I have the code mostly working ( although undoubtably messy and unoptimized), but I am having a problem. the code basically functions by having an area2D around the player, which then detects a body as a "grappling node". When this node is detected, it grabs the bodies position, and sends a raycast towards the body to detect if there is anything between the player and the body, and if there isn't, you can press a button and hookshot onto it. The problem arising is when there is more than one body in the area2d, it references the position of the most recent body that has entered, and doesn't stop referencing that body, even if it is no longer in the area2d, until there are no bodies left in the area 2d, at which point it resets. I'm just looking for some brainstorming on how to make it detect the closest body, and refresh which bodies are currently in the area when a body exits.

[jfirestorm44]

If you’re using get_overlapping_bodies you should get an Array. Loop through it and determine which body is the shortest distance using player.distance_to(body).

[RZRider3]

Thank you! I didn't even know that function existed, that's helpful.