Entity index

An entity index is a unique integer given to every entity by the engine. It allows the same entity to be referred to across DLL boundaries; elsewhere a pointer is more useful.

There can be up to 4096 entities in the index. The first 2048 entries are reserved for entities with edicts, which cross the client/server divide.

Note:An entity index is not reliable between frames, as it can be freed from one entity and and reallocated to another at any time. Use CHandle for long-term storage.

Usage

• Entity: entindex().
• Edict: engine->IndexOfEdict().

Confirm:An existing entity's index cannot be changed.

See also

• Edict
• Entity limit