Actors

Actors

The EntityCollection of Actor entities.

Constructor

new Actors()

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  • Actor The Actor entity.
  • ActorDirectory All Actors which exist in the world are rendered within the ActorDirectory sidebar tab.
Example

Retrieve an existing Actor by its id

let actor = game.actors.get(actorId);

Extends

Members

(static) registeredSheets :Array.<ActorSheet>

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Return an Array of currently registered sheet classes for this Entity type

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_source :Array

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The source data is, itself, a mapping of IDs to data objects

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apps :Array

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An Array of application references which will be automatically updated when the collection content changes

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directory :SidebarDirectory|null

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Return a reference to the SidebarDirectory application for this EntityCollection, or null if it has not yet been created.

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entity :string

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Return a reference to the base Entity name which is contained within this EntityCollection.

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  • string

entries

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Return an Array of all the entry values in the Collection

name :string

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The EntityCollection name

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  • string

object :Entity

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Return a reference to the Entity subclass which should be used when creating elements of this EntityCollection. This should always be an explicit reference to the class which is used in this game to represent the entity, and not the base implementation of that entity type. For example :class:Actor5e not :class:Actor.

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tokens :Object

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A mapping of synthetic Token Actors which are currently active within the viewed Scene. Each Actor is referenced by the Token.id.

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  • Object

Methods

(static) registerSheet()

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Register an Actor sheet class as a candidate which can be used to display Actors of a given type See EntitySheetConfig.registerSheet for details

Example

Register a new ActorSheet subclass for use with certain Actor types.

Actors.registerSheet("dnd5e", ActorSheet5eCharacter, { types: ["character"], makeDefault: true });

(static) unregisterSheet()

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Unregister an Actor sheet class, removing it from the list of avaliable sheet Applications to use See EntitySheetConfig.unregisterSheet for details

Example

Deregister the default ActorSheet subclass to replace it with others.

Actors.unregisterSheet("core", ActorSheet);

filter(condition) → {Array.<V>}

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  • {Array#filter}

Filter the Collection, returning an Array of entries which match a functional condition.

Example
let c = new Collection([["a", "AA"], ["b", "AB"], ["c", "CC"]]);
let hasA = c.filters(entry => entry.slice(0) === "A");
Parameters:
Name Type Description
condition function

The functional condition to test
Returns:

An Array of matched values

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Array.<V>

find(condition) → {V|null}

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  • {Array#find}

Find an entry in the Map using an functional condition.

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let c = new Collection([["a", "A"], ["b", "B"], ["c", "C"]]);
let a = c.find(entry => entry === "A");
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Name Type Description
condition function

The functional condition to test
Returns:

The value, if found, otherwise null

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V | null

fromCompendium(data) → {Object}

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Apply data transformations when importing an Entity from a Compendium pack

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Name Type Description
data Object

The original Compendium entry data
Returns:

The processed data ready for Entity creation

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Object

get(key, strict) → {V|null}

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Get an element from the Collection by its key.

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let c = new Collection([["a", "A"], ["b", "B"], ["c", "C"]]);
c.get("a"); // "A"
c.get("d"); // null
c.get("d", {strict: true}); // throws Error
Parameters:
Name Type Description
key string

The key of the entry to retrieve
strict boolean

Throw an Error if the requested id does not exist, otherwise return null. Default false
Returns:

The retrieved entry value, if the key exists, otherwise null

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V | null

getName(name, strict) → {Entity|null}

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Get an Entity from the EntityCollection by name

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Name Type Description
name string

The name of the Entity to retrieve
strict boolean

Throw an Error if the requested id does not exist, otherwise return null. Default false.
Returns:

The retrieved Entity, if one was found, otherwise null;

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Entity | null

(async) importFromCollection(collection, entryId, updateDataopt, optionsopt) → {Promise.<Entity>}

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Import an Entity from a compendium collection, adding it to the current World.

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Name Type Attributes Description
collection string

The name of the pack from which to import
entryId string

The ID of the compendium entry to import
updateData Object <optional>

Optional additional data used to modify the imported Entity before it is created
options Object <optional>

Optional arguments passed to the Entity.create method
Returns:

A Promise containing the imported Entity

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Promise.<Entity>

insert(entity)

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Add a new Entity to the EntityCollection, asserting that they are of the correct type.

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Name Type Description
entity Entity

The entity instance to add to the collection

map(transformer) → {Array.<V>}

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Transform each element of the Collection into a new form, returning an Array of transformed values

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Name Type Description
transformer function

The transformation function to apply to each entry value
Returns:

An Array of transformed values

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Array.<V>

reduce(evaluator, initial) → {any}

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  • {Array#reduce}

Reduce the Collection by applying an evaluator function and accumulating entries

Example
let c = new Collection([["a", "A"], ["b", "B"], ["c", "C"]]);
let letters = c.reduce((s, l) => {
  return s + l;
}, ""); // "ABC"
Parameters:
Name Type Description
evaluator function

A function which mutates the accumulator each iteration
initial any

An initial value which accumulates with each iteration
Returns:

The accumulated result

Type
any

remove(id)

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Remove an Entity from the EntityCollection by its ID.

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Name Type Description
id string

The entity ID which should be removed

render() → {this}

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Render any Applications associated with this EntityCollection

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A reference to the rendered EntityCollection

Type
this