Entity Helpers

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The EntityUtility namespace provides helper functions for finding entities in the active scene by name. Useful for runtime entity lookup without maintaining manual entity references.

For usage guides and setup examples, see The Basics: GS_Core.

API Reference

Function	Returns	Description
`GetEntityByName(name)`	`AZ::Entity*`	Finds an active entity with the given name. Returns `nullptr` if not found.
`GetEntityIdByName(name)`	`AZ::EntityId`	Finds an active entity’s ID by name. Returns an invalid EntityId if not found.

Usage Example

#include <GS_Core/Utilities/EntityUtility.h>

// Find an entity by name
AZ::EntityId playerId = GS_Core::EntityUtility::GetEntityIdByName("Player");
if (playerId.IsValid())
{
 // Use the entity
}

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Entity Helpers

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