Class Entity

Namespace

WitShells.DesignPatterns.Core

Represents a game object in the Entity-Component-System (ECS) pattern. An entity is nothing more than a container of Component instances — it has no logic itself. Behaviour is provided by systems that query entities for required components.

public class Entity

Inheritance

object

Entity

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Methods

AddComponent<T>(T)

Adds (or replaces) a component of type T on this entity.

public void AddComponent<T>(T component) where T : Component

Parameters

component T

The component data to attach.

Type Parameters

T

The component type.

GetComponent<T>()

Returns the component of type T attached to this entity, or null if not present.

public T GetComponent<T>() where T : Component

Returns

T

Type Parameters

T

The component type to retrieve.

HasComponent<T>()

Returns true if this entity has a component of type T.

public bool HasComponent<T>() where T : Component

Returns

bool

Type Parameters

T