Why I can't use string as field of IComponentData in Unity Entities?

Question

I want to keep player name in IComponentData

public struct PlayerNameTag : IComponentData {
    public string playerName;
}

but I get the following error: ArgumentException: Components.UITags.Creation.PlayerPortraitTag contains a field of System.String, which is neither primitive nor blittable.

Where I must keep string datas?

Because strings are not [primitive](https://stackoverflow.com/a/3965758/1663383) nor [blittable](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/interop/blittable-and-non-blittable-types). — Draco18s no longer trusts SE, Dec 04 '19 at 17:23

Erik Overflow · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-04T21:04:43.410

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I believe NativeString creates an unmanaged blittable string and is usable in IComponentData.

edited Dec 04 '19 at 21:04

answered Dec 04 '19 at 17:35

Erik Overflow

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Why I can't use string as field of IComponentData in Unity Entities?

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