CmpPtr< T > Class Template Reference

A simplified syntax for accessing entity components. More...

#include <CmpPtr.h>

Public Member Functions
	CmpPtr (const CSimContext &context, entity_id_t ent)
	CmpPtr (const CSimulation2 &simulation, entity_id_t ent)
	CmpPtr (CEntityHandle ent)
T *	operator-> ()
	operator bool () const

Private Attributes
T *	m

Detailed Description

template<typename T>
class CmpPtr< T >

A simplified syntax for accessing entity components.

E.g. to get the Position component, write:

CmpPtr<ICmpPosition> cmpPosition(context, ent);
if (!cmpPosition)
    // do something (maybe just silently abort; you should never crash if the
    // component is missing, even if you're sure it should never be missing)

where context is (if you're writing component code) a CSimContext object, or (if you're writing external engine code that makes use of the simulation system) a CSimulation2 object; and ent is the entity ID.

ent can be CComponentManager::SYSTEM_ENTITY (if you're writing a component), or CSimulation2::SYSTEM_ENTITY (for external code), if you want to access the global singleton system components.

You should never hold onto a component pointer outside of the method in which you acquire it, because it might get deleted and invalidate your pointer. (Components will never be deleted while inside a simulation method.)

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<typename T>

CmpPtr< T >::CmpPtr ( const CSimContext &  context, entity_id_t  ent  )

inline

template<typename T>

CmpPtr< T >::CmpPtr ( const CSimulation2 &  simulation, entity_id_t  ent  )

inline

template<typename T>

CmpPtr< T >::CmpPtr ( CEntityHandle  ent )

inline

Member Function Documentation

template<typename T>

CmpPtr< T >::operator bool ( ) const

inlineexplicit

template<typename T>

T* CmpPtr< T >::operator-> ( )

inline

Member Data Documentation

template<typename T>

T* CmpPtr< T >::m

private

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• /var/svn/checkout/source/simulation2/system/CmpPtr.h