Entity API Reference

An entity is an addressable container for a group of components. This page links to Lumberyard C++ API documentation that is useful when working with entities.

Header Files
	Entity.h
	Header file for the Entity class.
	EntityBus.h
	Header file for buses that dispatch notification events concerning the AZ::Entity class.
	EntityContextBus.h
	Header file for buses that dispatch and receive events from an entity context.
	EntityId.h
	Header file for the entity ID type.
	GameEntityContextBus.h
	Header file for buses that dispatch and receive events from the game entity context.
	TransformBus.h
	Header file for buses that dispatch and receive events related to positioning, rotating, scaling, and parenting an entity.

Classes/Structs
	Entity
	An addressable container for a group of components.
	EntityContextEvents
	Interface for the AzFramework::EntityContextEventBus, which is the EBus that dispatches notification events from the global entity context.
	EntityContextRequests
	Interface for AzFramework::EntityContextRequestBus, which is the EBus that makes requests to a given entity context.
	EntityEvents
	Interface for the AZ::EntityBus, which is the EBus for notification events dispatched by a specific entity.
	EntityId
	Entity ID type.
	EntityIdContextQueries
	Interface for AzFramework::EntityIdContextQueryBus, which is the EBus that queries an entity about its context.
	EntitySystemEvents
	Interface for the AZ::EntitySystemBus, which is the EBus that dispatches notification events about every entity in the system.
	GameEntityContextEvents
	Interface for the AzFramework::GameEntityContextEventBus, which is the EBus that dispatches notification events from the game entity context.
	GameEntityContextRequests
	Interface for AzFramework::GameEntityContextRequestBus, which is the EBus that makes requests to the game entity context.
	SliceInstantiationResults
	Interface for AzFramework::SliceInstantiationResultBus, which enables you to receive results regarding your slice instantiation requests.
	SliceInstantiationTicket
	Identifies an asynchronous slice instantiation request.
	TransformInterface
	Interface for AZ::TransformBus, which is an EBus that receives requests to translate (position), rotate, and scale an entity in 3D space.
	TransformNotification
	Interface for AZ::TransformNotificationBus, which is the EBus that dispatches transform changes to listeners.

Macros
	ToolsTransformComponentTypeId
	The type ID of AzToolsFramework::Components::TransformComponent, which is the TransformComponent used by the editor.