Entity.EntIndex

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Function
Syntax Entity:EntIndex( )
Description:
Returns the ID an entity is using - this was entid in GMod 9.
Returns: Integer
In Object: Entity
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Examples

DescriptionIn this example we'll add all spawn points to a table using the entity index as the key.
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Code
 
function GetSpawnpoints()
    -- First create the table we're storing the player entities in.
    local pTable = {}
 
    -- Then loop through every spawn point found in the map.
    for k,v in pairs(ents.FindByClass("info_player_start")) do
        -- Set the variable 'idx' to the player's entity index.
        local idx = v:EntIndex() 
 
        -- Using the index as the key, add the entity (val) to the table.
        pTable[idx] = v
    end
 
    -- Return our filled table!
    return pTable
end
 
OutputA table filled with spawn points indexed by their entity ID.


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