EntityCategory (SpongeAPI 8.2.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

DefaultedRegistryValue
```
@CatalogedBy(EntityCategories.class)
public interface EntityCategory
extends DefaultedRegistryValue
```
A category of entities that conveys a variety of meanings to consider a group of entities that may differ in EntityType are the "same category" grouping. Examples can be for monsters to include Zombie, Creeper, while a creature may include Chicken.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`despawnDistance()`	Gets the distance in blocks in which an entity of this category may be considered to be despawned/removed from a World if too far from a Player.
`boolean`	`friendly()`	Whether this category of entities is considered "friendly".

Methods inherited from interface org.spongepowered.api.registry.DefaultedRegistryValue
asDefaultedReference, findKey, key

- Method Detail
  - friendly
```
boolean friendly()
```
    Whether this category of entities is considered "friendly".
    
    Returns:
    
    True if this category of entities is friendly
  - despawnDistance
```
int despawnDistance()
```
    Gets the distance in blocks in which an entity of this category may be considered to be despawned/removed from a World if too far from a Player.
    Obvious exceptions include when the Entity logic considers itself not to be despawnable or owned/permanent by a player, function, or plugin thereof.
    
    Returns:
    
    The distance at which entities of this category may be considered to be removed if too far from a player