Class "EntityPtr"

Info

This class can be accessed by using its constructor:

Example Code

local myPointer = EntityPtr(Isaac.GetPlayer())

Constructors

Entity·Ptr ()

const EntityPtr EntityPtr ( Entity )

The constructor is a global function. For example

local playerPtr = nil

local function postPlayerInit(player)
  playerPtr = EntityPtr(player)
end

local function postGameStarted()
  local player = getPlayerFromPtr(playerPtr)
end

local function getPlayerFromPtr()
  if playerPtr == nil then
    return nil
  end

  if playerPtr.Ref == nil then
    return nil
  end

  return playerPtr.Ref:ToPlayer()
end

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Functions

Set·Reference ()

void SetReference ( Entity ref )

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Variables

Ref

Entity Ref

This is set to nil automatically if the Entity this was previously referring to no longer exists. This is useful to safely store a reference to an Entity in something like a table, as otherwise there can be unexpected behavior if the Entity is stored directly (e.g. crashes, variable can start referring to a different entity).

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Last update: March 20, 2025