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ParticleSystem.IsAlive

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public method IsAlive(withChildren: bool = true): bool;
public bool IsAlive(bool withChildren = true);

Parameters

withChildrenCheck all child particle systems as well.

Returns

bool True if the particle system is still "alive", false if the particle system is done emitting particles and all particles are dead.

Description

Does the system have any live particles (or will produce more)?

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