Open 3D Engine LyShine Gem API Reference 23.10.0
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UiEntityContextRequests Class Referenceabstract

#include <UiEntityContextBus.h>

Inherits AZ::EBusTraits.

Public Types

typedef AzFramework::EntityContextId BusIdType
 

Public Member Functions

virtual AZ::Entity * CreateUiEntity (const char *name)=0
 
virtual void AddUiEntity (AZ::Entity *entity)=0
 Registers an existing entity with a UI context.
 
virtual void AddUiEntities (const AzFramework::EntityList &entities)=0
 Registers an existing set of entities with a UI context.
 
virtual bool DestroyUiEntity (AZ::EntityId entityId)=0
 
virtual bool CloneUiEntities (const AZStd::vector< AZ::EntityId > &sourceEntities, AzFramework::EntityList &resultEntities)=0
 

Static Public Attributes

static const AZ::EBusAddressPolicy AddressPolicy = AZ::EBusAddressPolicy::ById
 
static const AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy HandlerPolicy = AZ::EBusHandlerPolicy::Single
 

Detailed Description

Bus for making requests to the UI entity context. There is one UiEntityContext per UI canvas.

Member Function Documentation

◆ CloneUiEntities()

virtual bool UiEntityContextRequests::CloneUiEntities ( const AZStd::vector< AZ::EntityId > &  sourceEntities,
AzFramework::EntityList &  resultEntities 
)
pure virtual

Clones a set of entities.

Parameters
sourceEntities- the source set of entities to clone
resultEntities- the set of entities cloned from the source

◆ CreateUiEntity()

virtual AZ::Entity * UiEntityContextRequests::CreateUiEntity ( const char *  name)
pure virtual

Creates an entity in a UI context.

Returns
a new entity

◆ DestroyUiEntity()

virtual bool UiEntityContextRequests::DestroyUiEntity ( AZ::EntityId  entityId)
pure virtual

Destroys an entity in a UI context.

Returns
whether or not the entity was destroyed. A false return value signifies the entity did not belong to the UI context.

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