s&box: GameObject tag system — Tags.Add/Has/Remove and using tags in Scene.Trace filtering

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minorruntime#sbox#csharp#tags#filtering#game-developmentcsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, the GameObject tag system is used for filtering traces, collision rules, and finding objects. Developers don't know how to add/check tags on GameObjects, how to use tags in Scene.Trace filtering, or how to find all GameObjects with a specific tag.

// solution

Use GameObject.Tags for the tag system:

// Add tags to a GameObject GameObject.Tags.Add("player"); GameObject.Tags.Add("solid");

// Check if a tag exists bool isPlayer = GameObject.Tags.Has("player");

// Remove a tag GameObject.Tags.Remove("player");

// Clear all tags GameObject.Tags.RemoveAll();

// Use tags in Scene.Trace to filter what gets hit var tr = Scene.Trace.Ray(from, to) .WithTag("solid") // only hit objects with "solid" tag .WithoutTag("trigger") // exclude objects with "trigger" tag .IgnoreGameObject(GameObject) // ignore self .Run();

// Find all GameObjects with a tag (scene-wide) foreach (var go in Scene.GetAllObjects(true)) { if (go.Tags.Has("enemy")) Log.Info($"Found enemy: {go.Name}"); }

// Tags are also used in collision rules (defined in project settings) // to control which objects collide with each other.

// Common tag conventions in s&box games: // "player", "solid", "trigger", "npc", "projectile", "pickup"

API: https://sbox.game/api/t/Sandbox.TagSet

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