Method CreateEntity

CreateEntity(EntityArchetype)

Records a command to create an entity with specified archetype.

Declaration

public Entity CreateEntity(EntityArchetype archetype)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
EntityArchetype	archetype	The archetype of the new entity.

Returns

Type	Description
Entity	An entity that is deferred and will be fully realized when this EntityCommandBuffer is played back.

Remarks

At playback, this command throws an error if the archetype contains the Prefab tag.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentException	Throws if the archetype is null.
NullReferenceException	Throws if an Allocator was not passed in when the EntityCommandBuffer was created.
InvalidOperationException	Throws if this EntityCommandBuffer has already been played back.

CreateEntity()

Records a command to create an entity with no components.

Declaration

public Entity CreateEntity()

Returns

Type	Description
Entity	An entity that is deferred and will be fully realized when this EntityCommandBuffer is played back.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
NullReferenceException	Throws if an Allocator was not passed in when the EntityCommandBuffer was created.
InvalidOperationException	Throws if this EntityCommandBuffer has already been played back.