Entity (Nu) | Nu

Entity Type

Namespace: Nu
Assembly: Nu.dll
Base Type: obj
All Interfaces: IComparable , IComparable<Entity> , Simulant

The type around which the whole game engine is based! Used in combination with dispatchers to implement things like buttons, characters, blocks, and things of that sort.

Constructors

Constructor	Description
`Entity(gameName, screenName, groupName, entityName)` Full Usage: `Entity(gameName, screenName, groupName, entityName)` Parameters: gameName : `string` screenName : `string` groupName : `string` entityName : `string` Returns: `Entity`	Create an entity reference from a the required names. gameName : `string` screenName : `string` groupName : `string` entityName : `string` Returns: `Entity`
`Entity(surnames)` Full Usage: `Entity(surnames)` Parameters: surnames : `string list` Returns: `Entity`	Create an entity reference from a list of names. surnames : `string list` Returns: `Entity`
`Entity(surnames)` Full Usage: `Entity(surnames)` Parameters: surnames : `string array` Returns: `Entity`	Create an entity reference from an array of names. surnames : `string array` Returns: `Entity`
`Entity(entityAddressStr)` Full Usage: `Entity(entityAddressStr)` Parameters: entityAddressStr : `string` Returns: `Entity`	Create an entity reference from an address string. entityAddressStr : `string` Returns: `Entity`
`Entity(entityAddress)` Full Usage: `Entity(entityAddress)` Parameters: entityAddress : `Entity Address` Returns: `Entity`	entityAddress : `Entity Address` Returns: `Entity`

Instance members

Instance member	Description
`this.EntityAddress` Full Usage: `this.EntityAddress` Returns: `Entity Address`	The address of the entity. Returns: `Entity Address`
`this.Group` Full Usage: `this.Group` Returns: `Group`	The containing group of the entity. Returns: `Group`
`this.Name` Full Usage: `this.Name` Returns: `string`	Get the last name of an entity. Returns: `string`
`this.Names` Full Usage: `this.Names` Returns: `string array`	Get the names of an entity. Returns: `string array`
`this.Parent` Full Usage: `this.Parent` Returns: `Simulant`	The containing parent of the entity. Returns: `Simulant`
`this.Screen` Full Usage: `this.Screen` Returns: `Screen`	The containing screen of the entity. Returns: `Screen`
`this.Surnames` Full Usage: `this.Surnames` Returns: `string array`	Get the surnames of an entity (the names of an entity not including group or screen). Returns: `string array`

Static members

Static member	Description
`address --> entity` Full Usage: `address --> entity` Parameters: address : `'a Address` entity : `Entity` Returns: `'a Address`	Concatenate an address with an entity. address : `'a Address` entity : `Entity` Returns: `'a Address`
`parentEntity / entityName` Full Usage: `parentEntity / entityName` Parameters: parentEntity : `Entity` entityName : `string` Returns: `Entity`	Derive an entity from its parent entity. parentEntity : `Entity` entityName : `string` Returns: `Entity`