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CreateEntityByName

NewerShared.png CBaseEntity CreateEntityByName(string classname )

Description:


Creates an entity.

Arguments:


  • 1) string classname

    • Classname of the entity to create.

Returns:


Example:


Code from a weapon_cola swep. 
if !CLIENT then
   local ent = ToCPhysicsProp(CreateEntityByName("prop_cola"))
   if ent ~= NULL or ent ~= nil then
      ent:SetLocalOrigin(vecSrc + forward * 16)
      ent.m_nSkin = 1;
      ent:Spawn()		
      local phys = ent:VPhysicsGetObject()
      if phys ~= nil then
         phys:SetVelocity(forward * 1024,forward * 1024)
      end
   end
end