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ObjectIdentifier.TryGetObjectIdentifier

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Declaration

public static bool TryGetObjectIdentifier(Object targetObject, out ObjectIdentifier objectId);

Parameters

Parameter Description
targetObject The Object to look up.
objectId Out parameter with the found object identifier.

Returns

bool True if an object identifier was found for the specified Object. Otherwise, false.

Description

Tries to convert a persistent Object into an ObjectIdentifier.

Returns false if it was not possible. This can happen if the Object is a Scene Object, or was not loaded from an Object on disk.

Declaration

public static bool TryGetObjectIdentifier(EntityId entityId, out ObjectIdentifier objectId);

Parameters

Parameter Description
entityId The object identifier's entity id to look up.
objectId Out parameter with the found object identifier.

Returns

bool True if an object identifier was found for the specified entity ID. Otherwise, false.

Description

Tries to convert a persistent Object into an ObjectIdentifier.

Returns false if it was not possible. This can happen if the Object is a Scene Object, or was not loaded from and Object on disk.

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