Class column

Synopsis

#include <include/flecs/cpp/column.hpp>

template <typename T>
class column

Description

Wrapper class around a column.

Template Parameters

T - component type of the column.

Inheritance

Decsendents: any_column< T, typename std::enable_if< std::is_pointer< T >::value==false >::type >

Methods

	column overload	Create column from component array.
	column overload	Create column from iterator.
	is_set	Return whether component is set
	is_shared	Return whether component is shared
	operator->	Return first element of component array
	operator[]	Return element in component array

Source

Lines 58-124 in include/flecs/cpp/column.hpp.

template <typename T>
class column {
public:
    /** Create column from component array.
     *
     * @param array Pointer to the component array.
     * @param count Number of elements in component array.
     * @param is_shared Is the component shared or not.
     */
    column(T* array, size_t count, bool is_shared = false)
        : m_array(array)
        , m_count(count) 
        , m_is_shared(is_shared) {}

    /** Create column from iterator.
     *
     * @param iter Iterator object.
     * @param column Index of the signature of the query being iterated over.
     */
    column(iter &iter, int column);

    /** Return element in component array.
     * This operator may only be used if the column is not shared.
     * 
     * @param index Index of element.
     * @return Reference to element.
     */
    T& operator[](size_t index) {
        ecs_assert(index < m_count, ECS_COLUMN_INDEX_OUT_OF_RANGE, NULL);
        ecs_assert(!index || !m_is_shared, ECS_INVALID_PARAMETER, NULL);
        ecs_assert(m_array != nullptr, ECS_COLUMN_INDEX_OUT_OF_RANGE, NULL);
        return m_array[index];
    }

    /** Return first element of component array.
     * This operator is typically used when the column is shared.
     * 
     * @return Reference to the first element.
     */
    T* operator->() {
        ecs_assert(m_array != nullptr, ECS_COLUMN_INDEX_OUT_OF_RANGE, NULL);
        return m_array;
    }

    /** Return whether component is set.
     * If the column is optional, this method may return false.
     * 
     * @return True if component is set, false if component is not set.
     */
    bool is_set() const {
        return m_array != nullptr;
    }

    /** Return whether component is shared.
     * If the column is shared, this method returns true.
     * 
     * @return True if component is shared, false if component is owned.
     */
    bool is_shared() const {
        return m_is_shared;
    }

protected:
    T* m_array;
    size_t m_count;
    bool m_is_shared;
};