# TryGetComponent

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

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [Unity.Entities](/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unity/entities.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.EntitiesModule

## TryGetComponent(Entity, T, bool)

Retrieves the component associated with the specified [Entity](/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unity/entities/entity.md), if it exists. Then reports if the instance still refers to a valid entity and that it has a component of type T.

```csharp
public bool TryGetComponent(Entity entity, out T componentData, out bool entityExists)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[Entity]\(/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unity/entities/entity)): The entity.**** (T): The component of type T for the given entity, if it exists.**** (\[bool]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean)): Denotes whether the given entity exists. Use to differentiate an invalid entity from the entity not having the given buffer.

### Returns

| Type                                                          | Description                                                             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean) | True if the entity has a component of type T, and false if it does not. |

## TryGetComponent(Entity, T)

Retrieves the component associated with the specified [Entity](/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unity/entities/entity.md), if it exists. Then reports if the instance still refers to a valid entity and that it has a component of type T.

```csharp
public bool TryGetComponent(Entity entity, out T componentData)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[Entity]\(/engine/7000.0/script-reference/unity/entities/entity)): The entity.**** (T): The component of type T for the given entity, if it exists.

### Returns

| Type                                                          | Description                                                             |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean) | True if the entity has a component of type T, and false if it does not. |