Merge pull request #47709 from KoBeWi/node_that_changes_everything

Expose edit_node() for editor plugins

doc/classes/EditorInterface.xml

@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@
 	<tutorials>
 	</tutorials>
 	<methods>
+		<method name="edit_node">
+			<return type="void">
+			</return>
+			<argument index="0" name="node" type="Node">
+			</argument>
+			<description>
+				Edits the given [Node]. The node will be also selected if it's inside the scene tree.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="edit_resource">
 			<return type="void">
 			</return>

doc/classes/EditorSelection.xml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 			</argument>
 			<description>
 				Adds a node to the selection.
+				[b]Note:[/b] The newly selected node will not be automatically edited in the inspector. If you want to edit a node, use [method EditorInterface.edit_node].
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="clear">