Find a world entity in C++

[Roland]

Is there any official way to find an entity in a loaded map using C++.

[gamecreator]

You can get the entities with the Load function when you load the map using a hook.

[Roland]

Sounds great. Where is that documented.

[gamecreator]

Documentation at the top, Command Reference, Map link. Though you may need to search the forums for an example as the one there doesn't do this.

[Roland]

Yeah.. I must have been blind to miss that Thanks

[Roland]

I tested the Map hook but it works partially.

 

In the attached image you can see my hook which prints the name of each object sent to the hook by Map::Load. The only entity seems to be the light. The two boxes in the scene never shows up in the hook.

Any suggestions ?

 

 

According to the docs EVERY entity loaded will reach the hook

 

Map::Load

 

This function loads a Leadwerks map (*.map) file.

Syntax

• static bool Load(const std::string& path, int flags=LoadScripts, const uint64_t fileid=0)
  
• static bool Load(const std::string& path, void hook(Entity* entity, Object* extra), Object* extra=NULL, const int flags=LoadScripts, const uint64_t fileid=0);
  

Parameters

• path: the file path to load the scene from.
  
• hook: pointer to a function that will be called for each loaded entity in the scene.
  
• hookname: script function name that will be called for each loaded entity in the scene.
  

[Rick]

Those are CSG I assume? The old mass or attached script on CSG strikes again . CSG gets collapsed if it doesn't have mass or an attached script which means they are no longer entities in LE's eyes.

[Roland]

Thanks a lot Rick. Will add mass to them then.

[Roland]

Yes.. adding a mass solved that problem