filter_base

This entity is not in the FGD by default.
See below for instructions on making it available.

Class hierarchy
CBaseFilter ↳CLogicalEntity ↳CServerOnlyEntity ↳CBaseEntity
filters.cpp

filter_base is a logical entity available in all Source games. This entity class defines the common functionality shared by all filter types. This entity technically can't filter anything on its own. Every entity is accepted (or rejected, if Negated is set).

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

BaseFilter:

Filter mode (Negated) <boolean>

Inverts the filter, making the specified criteria fail and all others pass.

Inputs

BaseFilter:

TestActivator <variantRedirectInput/variant>

Tests the entity that called the input (the !activator) against the filter, and fires either the OnPass or OnFail output. (the parameter it takes is unused)

Note:This filter doesn't cause the server to crash as most other filters do if activator entity no longer exists.

Note:If Negated is set to 0 this will always cause OnPass output to fire otherwise always OnFail

Outputs

BaseFilter:

OnPass

OnFail

!activator = activator of TestActivator input
!caller = this entity
One of these will fire when TestActivator input is sent, depending on if the activator is allowed by the filter or not.

FGD Code

Paste to base.fgd:

@FilterClass base(BaseFilter) iconsprite("editor/filter_multiple.vmt") = filter_base : "A filter that accepts or rejects everything."
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