Can't set name of entity. Intended?

[HAHAYOUDEAD]

If type of object (mob) is entity, not living entity, you can't change it's name via Skript effects. Is this intended?

import:
    org.bukkit.Bukkit
    java.util.UUID

function efromUUID(uuid: text) :: entity:
    set {_uuid} to UUID.fromString({_uuid})
    return Bukkit.getEntity({_uuid})

on rightclick with stick:
    set {_c} to clicked entity
    {_c}.setCustomName("shmek") #works
    set name of efromUUID(uuid of clicked entity) to "kek" #error #1
    set name of {_c} to "pek" #no errors, does not work


    apply swiftness 1 to {_c} #works
    apply swiftness 1 to efromUUID(uuid of clicked entity) #error #2

If it is intended, why can I apply potion effects to this entity (while it's in a variable) but cannot change it's name?

I expected Skript to take in any entity and then decide whether effect can be applied to it, it seemed logical to me.

[TheLimeGlass]

Because Entities aren't allowed to be stored in variables, entities will not be of the same object on a server restart, and yes that includes local variables as it goes through the same system as global variables, and I understand that it could work for local variables. Sometimes it works, it's been a known issue for a long time.

on rightclick with stick:
    set name of clicked entity to "Works"

Use it's reference of clicked entity directly, also next time only use Skript syntaxes when reporting a bug, and only have Skript installed with no addons as intended in the readme.

[HAHAYOUDEAD]

I was creating a question, not a bug report, but I guess there is no difference when it's posted.

Thank you for response, but my issue is not with the variables, but with that you can't change name of entity, but can of living entity. I understand, that you can't actually change name of any but living entity, but what if I have a function that returns entity which is not always living, but sometimes is, and I need to change it's name? (I hope it makes sense) Here is another example without using skript-mirror or variables (unless it's the same way with fuctions):

function efromTarget(p: player) :: entity:
    return target of {_p}

function efromTarget_living(p: player) :: living entity:
    return target of {_p}

on rightclick with stick:
    set name of efromTarget_living(player) to "test_l" #works
    set name of efromTarget(player) to "test" #the same error as #1 in original post

[Pikachu920]

@TheLimeGlass they absolutely are allowed to be - any object can be. They just aren't serializable and can't persist restarts.

[TheBentoBox]

This definitely doesn't make sense because non-living entities do support custom names. I actually do so regularly on my server with names on item stacks for displays and stuff.

[jaylawl]

I can confirm this issue happening, but only when an entity is residing within a local variable (didnt test with normal variables)