package ent

type Entity struct {
	*Class
	serial     int
	slots      []interface{}
	isBaseline bool
}

func (e *Entity) slotName(n int) string { return e.Class.Fields[n].name.String() }
func (e *Entity) slotType(n int) string { return e.Class.Fields[n]._type.String() }
func (e *Entity) slotValue(n int) interface{} {
	v := e.slots[n]
	if v != nil {
		return v
	}
	if !e.isBaseline && e.Class.baseline != nil {
		return e.Class.baseline.slotValue(n)
	}
	return nil
}
func (e *Entity) slotDecoder(n int) decoder         { return e.Class.Fields[n].decoder }
func (e *Entity) setSlotValue(n int, v interface{}) { e.slots[n] = v }