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BTAction
========

**Inherits:** :ref:`BTTask<class_BTTask>` **<** :ref:`BT<class_BT>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`BTAwaitAnimation<class_BTAwaitAnimation>`, :ref:`BTCallMethod<class_BTCallMethod>`, :ref:`BTConsolePrint<class_BTConsolePrint>`, :ref:`BTEvaluateExpression<class_BTEvaluateExpression>`, :ref:`BTFail<class_BTFail>`, :ref:`BTPauseAnimation<class_BTPauseAnimation>`, :ref:`BTPlayAnimation<class_BTPlayAnimation>`, :ref:`BTRandomWait<class_BTRandomWait>`, :ref:`BTSetAgentProperty<class_BTSetAgentProperty>`, :ref:`BTSetVar<class_BTSetVar>`, :ref:`BTStopAnimation<class_BTStopAnimation>`, :ref:`BTWait<class_BTWait>`, :ref:`BTWaitTicks<class_BTWaitTicks>`

Base class for all :ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>` actions.

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Description
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Base class for all actions within a :ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>`. You can create your own actions by extending the **BTAction** class.

Represents a specific behavior or action in a :ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>` that an agent should execute. Actions are the lowest level of the :ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>` hierarchy and are responsible for performing the actual work required to achieve a goal. Actions do not have child tasks.

A single action can perform a task within one or multiple ticks. If it takes more than one tick to complete the task, the action should return ``RUNNING`` status. When the task is finished, the action returns either ``SUCCESS`` or ``FAILURE`` to indicate the outcome.

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