wEngine::LengthComponent Class Reference

ECS component that defines the length of a drawable object. More...

#include <wLengthComponent.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for wEngine::LengthComponent:

Public Member Functions
	LengthComponent (float length=2.0f)
	Constructs the component with an initial positive length.
virtual	~LengthComponent ()=default
float	getLength () const
	Returns the current length.
void	setLength (float newLength)
	Sets a new length value.
void	debugPrint () const
	Outputs the current length value to the console for debugging.
Public Member Functions inherited from wEngine::Component
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.

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from wEngine::Component
	Component ()
	Protected constructor to restrict instantiation to derived classes.

Detailed Description

ECS component that defines the length of a drawable object.

This component stores a positive float value representing the length (in pixels) of lines or shapes. The value must be strictly positive.

Exceptions

std::invalid_argument

if the value is zero or negative.

Author

Wilfried Koch

Copyright

© 2025 Wilfried Koch. All rights reserved.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

LengthComponent()

wEngine::LengthComponent::LengthComponent

(

float

length = 2.0f

)

Constructs the component with an initial positive length.

Parameters

length

Initial length value (default is 2.0f).

Exceptions

std::invalid_argument

if the value is zero or negative.

~LengthComponent()

virtual wEngine::LengthComponent::~LengthComponent ( )

virtualdefault

Member Function Documentation

getLength()

float wEngine::LengthComponent::getLength ( ) const

nodiscard

Returns the current length.

Returns

A positive float representing the line length (in pixels).

setLength()

void wEngine::LengthComponent::setLength

(

float

newLength

)

Sets a new length value.

Parameters

newLength

A strictly positive float.

Exceptions

std::invalid_argument

if the value is zero or negative.

debugPrint()

void wEngine::LengthComponent::debugPrint

(

)

const

Outputs the current length value to the console for debugging.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• wLengthComponent.hpp
• wLengthComponent.cpp