IBehavior

Interface IBehavior

Introduction

This interface is used for controlling objects that exhibit behaviors in the physics loop

Methods

Note all interface methods are considered to be public

Return Type	Method Name	Description
void	awake	initialize variables (on object construction)
void	start	called once at the start of the simulation
void	update	perform tasks every physics loop iteration
void	lateUpdate	perform tasks every physics loop iteration, after all update tasks
void	earlyUpdate	perform tasks every physics loop iteration, before all update tasks
void	onDestroy	perform just prior to this object's removal
void	onValidate	called after an object is updated externally (e.g., GUI) or after initial creation

State Machine Calls of IBehavior Methods

This is described in more detail in the State Machine. The diagram below provides an overview of when these calls are made during program runtime. Calls are either made in the update loop (earlyUpdate, Update, lateUpdate) or outside the loop (awake, onValidate, and onDestroy). Calls outside the loop are often handled within the base class that implements IBehavior, while calls within the loop are managed by the program state/ update loop.