AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase Class Reference

Detailed Description

base class for character actors
these actors manage how and when exactly actions can start, are started and ended

https://adventure.softleitner.com/manual/character

Inheritance diagram for AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase:

Public Member Functions
virtual bool	StartAction (string name, bool jumpStart=false, bool force=false)
	attempts to start or queue up an action
virtual void	EndAction (string name)
	ends an action and removes it from the actors current actions usually called by actions and actors as they are in control of their progress
virtual void	AddAction (string name)
	adds a continuing action depending on the actor an added action can be interrupted by a regular action or just be kept running in parallel
virtual void	RemoveAction (string name)
	dicontinues an action added by AddAction(CharacterActionBase)
bool	StartAction (CharacterActionBase characterAction, bool jumpStart=false, bool force=false)
	attempts to start or queue up an action
void	EndAction (CharacterActionBase characterAction)
	ends an action and removes it from the actors current actions usually called by actions and actors as they are in control of their progress
void	AddAction (CharacterActionBase characterAction)
	adds a continuing action depending on the actor an added action can be interrupted by a regular action or just be kept running in parallel
void	RemoveAction (CharacterActionBase characterAction)
	dicontinues an action added by AddAction(CharacterActionBase)
virtual CharacterActionBase	GetAction (string name)
	retrieves an action that is known by its name actions are usually known by being children of the actor
virtual void	OnMessage (string parameter)
virtual void	OnInput (bool parameter)
virtual void	OnInput (int parameter)
virtual void	OnInput (Vector2 parameter)

Public Attributes
CharacterBase	Character
UnityEvent< CharacterActionBase >	ActionStarted
UnityEvent< CharacterActionBase >	ActionEnded
UnityEvent	ActionsChanged

Protected Member Functions
virtual void	onActionStarted (CharacterActionBase characterAction)
virtual void	onActionEnded (CharacterActionBase characterAction)
virtual void	onActionsChanged ()

Properties
bool	IsActing [get]
IEnumerable< CharacterActionBase >	CurrentActions [get]
Dictionary< string, CharacterActionBase >	ChildActions [get]
bool	InputBool [get]
int	InputInt [get]
Vector2	InputVector [get]
CharacterBase	AssociatedCharacter [get]
	character that owns or is otherwise associted with the object
Properties inherited from AdventureCore.ICharacterAssociator

Member Function Documentation

AddAction() [1/2]

void AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase.AddAction ( CharacterActionBase characterAction )

abstract

adds a continuing action
depending on the actor an added action can be interrupted
by a regular action or just be kept running in parallel

Parameters

characterAction

AddAction() [2/2]

virtual void AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase.AddAction ( string name )

virtual

adds a continuing action
depending on the actor an added action can be interrupted
by a regular action or just be kept running in parallel

Parameters

name	name of the action to start(action has to be known to the actor by being a child of it for example)

EndAction() [1/2]

void AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase.EndAction ( CharacterActionBase characterAction )

abstract

ends an action and removes it from the actors current actions usually called by actions and actors as they are in control of their progress

Parameters

characterAction

EndAction() [2/2]

virtual void AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase.EndAction ( string name )

virtual

ends an action and removes it from the actors current actions usually called by actions and actors as they are in control of their progress

Parameters

name	name of the action to start(action has to be known to the actor by being a child of it for example)

GetAction()

virtual CharacterActionBase AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase.GetAction ( string name )

virtual

retrieves an action that is known by its name
actions are usually known by being children of the actor

Parameters

name	name of the action to retrieve

Returns

the action that was found by the name, if any

RemoveAction() [1/2]

void AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase.RemoveAction ( CharacterActionBase characterAction )

abstract

dicontinues an action added by AddAction(CharacterActionBase)

Parameters

characterAction

RemoveAction() [2/2]

virtual void AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase.RemoveAction ( string name )

virtual

dicontinues an action added by AddAction(CharacterActionBase)

Parameters

name	name of the action to start(action has to be known to the actor by being a child of it for example)

StartAction() [1/2]

bool AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase.StartAction ( CharacterActionBase characterAction, bool jumpStart = false, bool force = false )

abstract

attempts to start or queue up an action

Parameters

characterAction	the action to start
jumpStart	action should jump to its end
force	start action immediately regardless of current actions

Returns

whether the action has actually been started or at last sheduled

StartAction() [2/2]

virtual bool AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase.StartAction ( string name, bool jumpStart = false, bool force = false )

virtual

attempts to start or queue up an action

Parameters

name	name of the action to start(action has to be known to the actor by being a child of it for example)
jumpStart	action should jump to its end
force	start action immediately regardless of current actions

Returns

whether the action has actually been started or at last sheduled

Property Documentation

AssociatedCharacter

CharacterBase AdventureCore.CharacterActorBase.AssociatedCharacter

get

character that owns or is otherwise associted with the object

Implements AdventureCore.ICharacterAssociator.