Point entity finder

Class hierarchy
CPointEntityFinder ↳CBaseEntity
point_entity_finder.cpp

point_entity_finder is a point entity available in all Source games since Left 4 Dead. (also in ) When given the FindEntity input, it finds an appropriate entity based on the given criteria, and pass the result as the !caller in the OnFoundEntity output.

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]

The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Filter Name (filtername) <filter>

Filter to use to narrow set of find-able entities. See filter_activator_name for more explanation.

Reference Entity (referencename) <targetname>

Name of the entity to use for search method distance comparisons. If left blank, the entity will use itself.

Search Method (Method) <choices>

After filtering down the entities to find, if there are multiple valid candidates, this determines which entity gets sent under the !caller name.

• 0 : Nearest
• 1 : Farthest
• 2 : Random

Inputs

FindEntity

Start a search on an entity that meets the specified criteria. Fires theOnFoundEntityoutput and pass the found entity under the !caller name.

Outputs

OnFoundEntity

!activator = activator of the FindEntity input
!caller = the found entity
When a search from theFindEntityinput found a valid entity.

See also

• Left 4 Dead 2/Scripting/Script Functions#CEntities
• Team Fortress 2/Scripting/Script Functions#CEntities