Component:Connect

Syntax

• void Connect(function output, Component target, function input, table arguments = {} )

Example

When the space key is pressed, the component conneciton arguments will be printed to the console.

--Get the displays
local displays = GetDisplays()

--Create a window
local window = CreateWindow("Ultra Engine", 0, 0, 1280, 720, displays[1], WINDOW_CENTER | WINDOW_TITLEBAR)

--Create a framebuffer
local framebuffer = CreateFramebuffer(window)

--Create a world
local world = CreateWorld()

--Create a camera
local camera = CreateCamera(world)
camera:SetClearColor(0.125)
camera:SetPosition(0, 0, -2)

--Create a light
local light = CreateBoxLight(world)
light:SetRotation(45, 35, 0)
light:SetColor(2)
light:SetRange(-5, 5)

--Create the ground
local ground = CreateBox(world, 10, 0.25, 10)
ground.name = "Ground"
ground:SetPosition(0,-1,0)

local entity1 = CreateBox(world)
entity1:SetColor(0,1,0)
entity1:SetPosition(-1,0,0)
local sender = entity1:AddComponent("Testing.Dummy")

local entity2 = CreateBox(world)
entity2:SetColor(0,0,1)
entity2:SetPosition(1,0,0)
local receiver = entity2:AddComponent("Testing.Arguments")

sender:Connect(sender.Function, receiver, receiver.DisplayArguments, { true, 2, "Hello!" })

while window:KeyDown(KEY_ESCAPE) == false and window:Closed() == false do

    if window:KeyHit(KEY_SPACE) then sender:Function() end

    --Update the world
    world:Update()

    --Render the world to the framebuffer
    world:Render(framebuffer)

end