Model

self:get_parent

Shared

Retrieves the entity the model is currently parented to

Syntax

local parent = self:get_parent()

Parameters

No parameters are accepted by this function

Returns

TypeNameDescription
entity | boolparentParent entity instance, false if the instance has no parent

Examples

Get the parent of a model
core.model.load("character", "models/character.glb")

local parent = core.model.create("character")
local child = core.model.create("character")

child:set_parent(parent)

core.engine.print("info", child:get_parent() == parent) -- true
core.engine.print("info", parent:get_parent()) -- false

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