Light with Component (Lua)

[Pleca]

Hello everyone. How can I access light methods in a Component script attached to a light? I created a Point Light in the editor and attached a simple Component script to it. When I tried to use the light method GetRange() on the entity, it threw an error. What am I doing wrong?

Simple Component script:

Range = {}
Range.name = "Range"
Range.currentRange = Vec2(0, 0)

function Range:Start()
    self.currentRange = self.entity:GetRange()
end

RegisterComponent ("Range", Range)

return Range

JSON file:

{
    "component":
    {
        "properties":
        [
            {
                "name": "currentRange",
                "label": "Range",
                "value": [0.0,0.0]
            }
        ]
    }
}

 

Error:

[Dreikblack]

You need to cast self.entity to light,

Something like:

local light = (Light)self.entity
self.currentRange = light:GetRange()

[Pleca]

Thanks for your reply. Amazing! You pointed me in the right direction. Thank you very much! For anyone who might need this in the future, the correct Lua syntax for casting is:

local light = Light(self.entity)
self.currentRange = light:GetRange()