Abstract base class for all ECS components. More...

#include <wComponent.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for wEngine::Component:

Public Member Functions
virtual	~Component ()=default
virtual void	enable ()
virtual void	disable ()
bool	isEnabled () const
	Checks whether the component is currently active.
void	setParent (Entity *parent)
	Sets the parent entity of this component.
Entity *	getParent () const
	Returns the parent entity of this component.

Protected Member Functions
	Component ()
	Protected constructor to restrict instantiation to derived classes.

Detailed Description

Abstract base class for all ECS components.

Defines the minimal interface required by any component: activation control and access to its owning entity.

Intended to be subclassed by specific component implementations.

Created by Wilfried Koch.
Copyright @ 2025 Wilfried Koch. All rights reserved.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ ~Component()

virtual wEngine::Component::~Component ( )

virtualdefault

◆ Component()

wEngine::Component::Component ( )

protected

Protected constructor to restrict instantiation to derived classes.

Member Function Documentation

◆ enable()

void wEngine::Component::enable ( )

virtual

◆ disable()

void wEngine::Component::disable ( )

virtual

◆ isEnabled()

bool wEngine::Component::isEnabled ( ) const

nodiscard

Checks whether the component is currently active.

Returns: True if enabled, false if disabled.

◆ setParent()

void wEngine::Component::setParent ( Entity * parent )

Sets the parent entity of this component.

Parameters

parent A pointer to the entity that owns this component.

◆ getParent()

Entity * wEngine::Component::getParent ( ) const