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Entity class ​

Entity:isValid ​

lua
function Entity:isValid() end

Returns true if the entity pointer is present and still valid.

Returns ​

  • boolean: True if the entity is valid.

Entity:getTypeId ​

lua
function Entity:getTypeId() end

Returns the entity type identifier, such as "minecraft:zombie".
Falls back to an actor type id, alias, or "unknown" when no full identifier is available.

Returns ​

  • string: The entity type identifier.

Entity:getName ​

lua
function Entity:getName() end

Returns the entity display name.
For players this is the player name; for other entities this is the formatting-stripped nametag.

Returns ​

  • string: The entity name, or an empty string when unavailable.

Entity:getOwnerName ​

lua
function Entity:getOwnerName() end

Returns the owning player's name for owned entities such as projectiles or pets.

Returns ​

  • string: The owner name, or an empty string when unavailable.

Entity:isVisibleToPlayer ​

lua
function Entity:isVisibleToPlayer() end

Checks whether the entity is inside the local player's view and has a clear block path.

Returns ​

  • boolean: True if the entity is visible to the local player.

Entity:distanceToPlayer ​

lua
function Entity:distanceToPlayer() end

Returns the distance from this entity to the local player.

Returns ​

  • number: The distance to the local player, or 0 when unavailable.

Reference: entity.lua