Entity:give

← Entity

entity = entity:give( name, ... )

Gives an Entity a Component.

If the Component already exists, it’s overridden by this new Component.

entity = entity:give( name, ... )

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Name of the ComponentClass
...	any	Additional arguments to pass to the Component’s populate function

Returns

Name	Type	Description
entity	Entity

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entity = entity:give( component )

entity = entity:give( component )

Pass an existing Component instance (already populated, not attached to an entity). Skips name and populate arguments.

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
component	Component

Returns

Name	Type	Description
entity	Entity

Usage

Concord.Component("position", function (component, x, y)
  component.x = x or 0
  component.y = y or 0
end)

entity:give("position", 10, 20) -- 10 and 20 are passed to populate after `component`

See also

• Component:removed