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    Method SetComponentData

    SetComponentData<T>(Entity, T)

    Sets the value of a component of an entity.

    Declaration
    public void SetComponentData<T>(Entity entity, T componentData) where T : unmanaged, IComponentData
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    Entity entity

    The entity whose T component should be modified.

    T componentData

    The value to assign to entity's T component.

    Type Parameters
    Name Description
    T

    The component type.

    Remarks

    The target entity must exist, and it must have the target component.

    Examples
    Exceptions
    Type Condition
    ArgumentException

    Thrown if the component type has no fields.

    SetComponentData<T>(SystemHandle, T)

    Sets the value of a component of an entity associated with a system.

    Declaration
    public void SetComponentData<T>(SystemHandle system, T componentData) where T : unmanaged, IComponentData
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    SystemHandle system

    Handle to the system whose entity's T component should be modified.

    T componentData

    The value to assign to the T component.

    Type Parameters
    Name Description
    T

    The component type.

    Remarks

    The target entity must exist, and it must have the target component.

    Examples
    Exceptions
    Type Condition
    ArgumentException

    Thrown if the component type has no fields.

    InvalidOperationException

    Thrown if the system isn't from this world.

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