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GetComponentDataPtrRW(Entity, ComponentType)

Gets a read/write pointer to a component of an entity.
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: Unity.Entities
  • Assembly: UnityEngine.EntitiesModule
public static void* GetComponentDataPtrRW(Entity entity, ComponentType type)

Parameters

entity

Entity
The entity.

type

ComponentType
An unmanaged IComponentData type that isn't zero-sized.

Returns

Type

Description

void*A pointer to the component's data.

Remarks

The data is TypeManager.TypeInfo.SizeInChunk bytes long. The pointer is invalid after the next structural change in the entity's world. Getting it bumps the component's change version.