Method TryGetBuffer

TryGetBuffer(Entity, out DynamicBuffer<T>)

Retrieves the buffer components associated with the specified Entity, if it exists. Then reports if the instance still refers to a valid entity and that it has a buffer component of type T.

Declaration

public bool TryGetBuffer(Entity entity, out DynamicBuffer<T> bufferData)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Entity	entity	The entity.
DynamicBuffer<T>	bufferData	The buffer component of type T for the given entity, if it exists.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if the entity has a buffer component of type T, and false if it does not.

TryGetBuffer(Entity, out DynamicBuffer<T>, out bool)

Retrieves the buffer components associated with the specified Entity, if it exists. Then reports if the instance still refers to a valid entity and that it has a buffer component of type T.

Declaration

public bool TryGetBuffer(Entity entity, out DynamicBuffer<T> bufferData, out bool entityExists)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Entity	entity	The entity.
DynamicBuffer<T>	bufferData	The buffer component of type T for the given entity, if it exists.
bool	entityExists	Denotes whether the given entity exists. Use to distinguish entity non-existence from buffer non-existence.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if the entity has a buffer component of type T, and false if it does not.