How i can disable entity with child objects?

He people!
I have a problem with Tiny:
I create struct:



I have script who init and create pointers in object params:

Code (JavaScript):

1. static getEntity(world: ut.World, entity: string): ut.Entity {
2.             return world.getEntityByName(entity);
3.         }
4.  
5. ...
6.  
7. gameInterface.Buttons.NextPage = this.getEntity(world, "NextPage");
8.             gameInterface.Buttons.PrevPage = this.getEntity(world, "PrevPage");
9.             gameInterface.Buttons.ClosePopup = this.getEntity(world, "ClosePopup");
10. gameInterface.Panels.Win = this.getEntity(world, "PanelWin");
11.             gameInterface.Panels.Gamble = this.getEntity(world, "PanelGamble");
12.             gameInterface.Panels.Paytable = this.getEntity(world, "PanelPaytable");
13.             gameInterface.Panels.Popup = this.getEntity(world, "PanelPopup");
14.  
15.  

If i use method to disable on one of this objects (red color), console send me about error:


code:

Code (JavaScript):

1. static SetActive(world: ut.World, entity:ut.Entity, active:boolean): void {
2.             if(active) {
3.                 if (world.hasComponent(entity, ut.Disabled)) {
4.                     world.removeComponent(entity, ut.Disabled)
5.                 }
6.             } else {
7.                 if (!world.hasComponent(entity, ut.Disabled)) {
8.                     world.addComponent(entity, ut.Disabled);
9.                 }
10.             }
11.         }
12.  
13. ...
14.  
15. this.SetActive(world, gameInterface.Buttons.NextPage, false);
16.             this.SetActive(world, gameInterface.Buttons.PrevPage, false);
17.             this.SetActive(world, gameInterface.Buttons.ClosePopup, false);
18. this.SetActive(world, gameInterface.Panels.Win, false);
19.             this.SetActive(world, gameInterface.Panels.Gamble, false);
20.  
21. this.SetActive(world, gameInterface.Panels.Paytable, false);
22.             this.SetActive(world, gameInterface.Panels.Popup, false);

What the problem?

 

Help me please...

 

Hi, I'm just guessing here, as I'm a beginner too, but I think those Entity references are valid only during the scope of the update() method. So you cannot really cache entity references like that. (You can possibly create an entity with a component that holds all those references and then they would remain valid, OR you call that getter each time you try to access those entities.). E.g.

gameInterface.Buttons.NextPage = world => this.getEntity(world, "NextPage");

and later on use it like:
this.SetActive(world, gameInterface.Buttons.NextPage(this.world), false);

 

As I understand it, do you suggest that I create a so-called prefab in which there are child elements?

 

What I found walking between forum posts and with my own experience was, the entity becomes invalid after being disabled, but you can still access him creating your own reference.

Code (JavaScript):

1. const { index, version } = entity
2. const entityRef = new ut.Entity(index, version)

Do not cache the entity given by Tiny, because the object will be reused internally and became invalid or will be pointing to another random stuff.
Create a new reference while you disable and use this reference to re-enable.