Documentation Class: Entity

Class: Entity

Entity

Entity represents a node in the Scene graph that can have Component objects added to it, which can define its behavior in a modular way.

Name	Type	Description
`components`	Array	The components added to this Entity. They are accessible as properties with the name they were given when registered with HX.Component.register(name, componentType). For example: `entity.components.meshInstance` contains the array of all `MeshInstance` components.
`worldBounds`	BoundingVolume	The bounding volume for this entity in world coordinates. This does not include children.
`static`	boolean	Whether or not this Entity can move or not.
`messenger`	Messenger	The Messenger to which elements can listen for certain names Signals related to this Entity.

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_bindSkeleton()

addComponent()

Adds a single Component object to the Entity.

addComponents(components)

Adds multiple Component objects to the Entity.

Name	Type	Description
`components`	Array	An array of components to add.

clone()

destroy()

getComponentByName()

Returns the Component with a given name.

invalidateBounds()

Marks the bounds as invalid, causing them to be recalculated when next queried.

removeComponent()

Removes a single Component from the Entity.

removeComponents(components)

Removes multiple Component objects from the Entity.

Name	Type	Description
`components`	Array	A list of components to remove.