Component.h File Reference

#include <AzCore/Component/ComponentBus.h>
#include <AzCore/Component/NamedEntityId.h>
#include <AzCore/RTTI/ReflectContext.h>
#include <AzCore/Memory/Memory.h>
#include <AzCore/Memory/SystemAllocator.h>
#include <AzCore/Outcome/Outcome.h>
#include <AzCore/std/containers/unordered_set.h>

Classes
class	AZ::Component
class	AZ::ComponentDescriptor
struct	AZ::ComponentDescriptorBusTraits
class	AZ::ComponentDescriptorHelper< ComponentClass >
class	AZ::ComponentDescriptorDefault< ComponentClass >

Namespaces
	AZ
	Reopen namespace to define DataPatch class.

Macros
#define	AZ_COMPONENT_BASE(_ComponentClass, ...)
#define	AZ_COMPONENT_INTRUSIVE_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(_ComponentClass)
#define	AZ_COMPONENT(_ComponentClass, ...)

Typedefs
typedef AZ::u32	AZ::ComponentServiceType
	ID of a user-defined component service. The system uses it to build a dependency tree.
using	AZ::ImmutableEntityVector = AZStd::vector< AZ::Entity const * >
using	AZ::ComponentTypeList = AZStd::vector< Uuid >
	List of Component class type IDs.
using	AZ::ComponentValidationResult = AZ::Outcome< void, AZStd::string >
typedef AZ::EBus< ComponentDescriptor, ComponentDescriptorBusTraits >	AZ::ComponentDescriptorBus

Detailed Description

Header file for the Component base class. In Open 3D Engine's component entity system, each component defines a discrete
feature that can be attached to an entity.

Macro Definition Documentation

AZ_COMPONENT

#define AZ_COMPONENT	(		_ComponentClass,
			...
	)

Value:

    AZ_RTTI(_ComponentClass, __VA_ARGS__, AZ::Component)        \
    AZ_COMPONENT_INTRUSIVE_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(_ComponentClass)     \
    AZ_COMPONENT_BASE(_ComponentClass, __VA_ARGS__)

Declares a component with the default settings. The component derives from AZ::Component, is not templated, uses AZ::SystemAllocator, and so on. AZ_COMPONENT(_ComponentClass, _ComponentId, OtherBaseClases... Component) is included automatically.

The component that this macro creates has a static function called CreateDescriptor and a type called DescriptorType. Although you can delete the descriptor, keep in mind that you cannot use component instances without a descriptor. This is because descriptors are released when the component application closes or a module is unloaded. Descriptors must have access to AZ::ComponentDescriptor::Reflect, AZ::ComponentDescriptor::GetProvidedServices, and other descriptor services.

You are not required to use the AZ_COMPONENT macro if you want to implement your own creation functions by calling AZ_CLASS_ALLOCATOR, AZ_RTTI, and so on.

AZ_COMPONENT_BASE

#define AZ_COMPONENT_BASE	(		_ComponentClass,
			...
	)

Includes the core component code required to make a component work. This macro is typically included in other macros, such as AZ_COMPONENT, to create a component.

AZ_COMPONENT_INTRUSIVE_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE

#define AZ_COMPONENT_INTRUSIVE_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE

(

_ComponentClass

)

Value:

    friend class AZ::ComponentDescriptorDefault<_ComponentClass>;           \
    typedef AZ::ComponentDescriptorDefault<_ComponentClass> DescriptorType;

Declares a descriptor class.
Unless you are implementing very advanced internal functionality, we recommend using AZ_COMPONENT instead of this macro. This macro enables you to implement a static function in the Component class instead of writing a descriptor. It defines a CreateDescriptorFunction that you can call to register a descriptor. (Only one descriptor can exist per environment.) This macro fails silently if you implement the functions with the wrong signatures.