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Verse API reference page for the (InEntity:entity).FindAncestorEntities extension

Finds all ancestor entities to InEntity of type entity_type. The order of the returned entities is unspecified and subject to change.

Verse using statement using { /Verse.org/SceneGraph }

(InEntity:entity).FindAncestorEntities<public><native>(entity_type:castable_subtype(entity))<transacts>:generator()

Parameters

FindAncestorEntities takes the following parameters:

Name Type Description
InEntity entity
entity_type castable_subtype(entity)

Attributes, Specifiers, and Effects

The following attributes, specifiers, and effects determine how you can interact with FindAncestorEntities in your programs, as well as how it behaves in your programs and UEFN. For the complete list of attributes, specifiers, and effects; see the Specifiers Page.

Specifiers

Specifier Meaning
public The identifier is universally accessible. You can use this on modules, classes, interfaces, structs, enums, methods, and data.
native Indicates that the definition details of the element are implemented in C++. Verse definitions with the native specifier auto-generate C++ definitions that a developer can then fill out its implementation. You can use this specifier on classes, interfaces, enums, methods, and data.

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