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Entity

Provides properties and functions to interact with an Entity in the world.

Properties​

isEntity​

Indicates whether the object is an Entity. This property is read-only.

name​

Gets the name of the entity.

isInvulnerable​

Determines whether the entity can take damage. Setting to false will allow the entity to lose health when hit by weapons or hazards. Setting to true will prevent the entity from losing health.

id​

Gets the ID of the entity — every entity in the world has a unique ID. This property is read-only.

entityId​

Gets the code (a string value) used to identify the type of the entity. This can be used to spawn copies of an entity. This property is read-only.

isDestroyed​

Returns true if the entity is destroyed. This property is read-only.

useGravity​

Determines whether the entity is affected by gravity.

isKinematic​

Determines whether physics affects the entity.

velocity​

Gets or sets the velocity of the entity.

angularVelocity​

Gets or sets the angular velocity of the entity (measured in radians per second).

drag​

Gets or sets the drag factor of the entity. Drag determines the amount of resistance applied to the linear motion of the entity. This can be used to slow down an entity — the higher the drag, the more slowly an entity moves.

angularDrag​

Gets or sets the angular drag factor of the entity. Angular drag determines the amount of resistance applied to the rotational motion of the entity. This can be used to slow down rotation of an entity — the higher the drag, the more slowly an entity rotates.

env​

Gets the Lua environment of the entity. This property is read-only.

isPlayer​

Indicates whether the object is a Player. This property is read-only.

networkId​

Gets the network ID of the object. This property is read-only.

forward​

Gets forward vector of the object. This property is read-only.

position​

Gets/sets the current position.

rotation​

Gets/sets the current rotation (in degrees).

scale​

Sets the current scale.

onDestroy​

Assigns a function that will be called when the object is destroyed. This property is write-only.

onDamage​

Assigns a function that will be called when the object receives damage. This property is write-only.

onSensorEnter​

Assigns a function that will be called when an object enters the sensor. This property is write-only.

onSensorExit​

Assigns a function that will be called when an object leaves the sensor. This property is write-only.

onScriptReload​

Assigns a function that will be called when the script assigned to the object changes. This property is write-only.

Functions​

addForce(force, forceMode)​

Applies a force to the entity.

Parameters​

  • force — The force vector. E.g. {0,1,0} for a force in the vertical 'up' direction.
  • forceMode — The ForceMode.

addTorque(force, forceMode)​

Applies a torque force to the entity.

Parameters​

  • force — The torque vector. E.g. {0,1,0} for a torque that turns the entity anti-clockwise around the y-axis.
  • forceMode — The ForceMode.

getStringProperty(propertyName)​

Attempts to get a string value from the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.

Returns​

Property value or null if property was not found.

getNumberProperty(propertyName)​

Attempts to get a number value from the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.

Returns​

Property value or -1 if property was not found.

getVector2Property(propertyName)​

Attempts to get a Vector2 value from the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.

Returns​

Property value or (0,0) if property was not found.

getVector3Property(propertyName)​

Attempts to get a Vector3 value from the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.

Returns​

Property value or (0,0,0) if property was not found.

getVector4Property(propertyName)​

Attempts to get a Vector4 value from the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.

Returns​

Property value or (0,0,0,0) if property was not found.

getColorProperty(propertyName)​

Attempts to get a color value from the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.

Returns​

Property value or a clear color if property was not found.

getBoolProperty(propertyName)​

Attempts to get a boolean value from the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.

Returns​

Property value or false if property was not found.

setStringProperty(propertyName, value)​

Adds or updates a string value in the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.
  • value — Value to assign.

setNumberProperty(propertyName, value)​

Adds or updates a number value in the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.
  • value — Value to assign.

setBoolProperty(propertyName, value)​

Adds or updates a boolean value in the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.
  • value — Value to assign.

setVector2Property(propertyName, value)​

Adds or updates a Vector2 value in the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.
  • value — Value to assign.

setVector3Property(propertyName, value)​

Adds or updates a Vector3 value in the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.
  • value — Value to assign.

setVector4Property(propertyName, value)​

Adds or updates a Vector4 value in the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.
  • value — Value to assign.

setColorProperty(propertyName, value)​

Adds or updates a Color value in the entity's payload.

Parameters​

  • propertyName — Name of the property.
  • value — Value to assign.

copyCustomProperties(otherTarget)​

Copies custom properties from one entity to another. Matching property names will be overwritten.

Parameters​

  • otherTarget —

invoke(methodName, value, asyncMode)​

Invokes the function with the given name on the entity.

Parameters​

  • methodName — The name of the function to invoke.
  • value — Optional data to pass to the function.
  • asyncMode — The AsyncMode which determines whether the program should wait for the function to complete before continuing.

destroy()​

Destroys the object.