<function name="IsDormant" parent="Entity" type="classfunc"> <description>Returns whether the entity is dormant or not. ⤶ Client/server entities become dormant when they leave the PVS on the server. Client side entities can decide for themselves whether to become dormant. This mainly applies to [PVS (Potential Visibility Set)](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/PVS "PVS - Valve Developer Community").</description>⤶ ⤶ Networked entities become dormant clientside when they leave the [PVS (Potential Visibility Set)](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/PVS "PVS - Valve Developer Community"). This typically means they are no longer visible by the local player, and will not receive updates from the server. ⤶ Server side, entities can only be dormant during level transitions by default.⤶ </description>⤶ <realm>Shared</realm> <rets> <ret name="" type="boolean">Whether the entity is dormant or not.</ret> </rets> </function>