Using variables inside a GameObject[] array

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Hello fellow programmers,

I'm trying to use a class inside my GameObject[] array so I can access them in the inspector however, I'm not entirely sure how to do that, right now what I got is something like the following: alt text

However I would like to achieve something like this: alt text

This is the base of my code right now:

     [System.Serializable]
     public class tiles
     {
         public GameObject[] Plants;
         public GameObject[] Trees;
         public GameObject[] Rocks;
     }

     [System.Serializable]
     public class tileFunctions
     {
         public bool isInteractive; //can u click on it and do things with it?
         public bool isUsed; //is it on cooldown after use?
         public int maxReceivings; //if gathered how many items max
     }

I would like to use the tileFunctions inside Plants, Trees and Rocks. So that I could use them as follows for example: groundTiles[0].Plants[0].isUsed

Thanks! Regards, Shady.

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Answer by jmonasterio · Jan 03, 2016 at 04:04 AM

Assuming you have Plant, Tree, and Rock classes (that each inherit from monoBehaviour), you might get more mileage from keeping arrays of the specific types instead of gameObjects.

 [System.Serializable]
  public class tiles
  {
      public Plant[] Plants;
      public Tree[] Trees;
      public Rock[] Rocks;
  }

Then in your Plant object, for example, you can have a tileFunctions object like:

 public class Plant : MonoBehaviour
 {
    public tileFunctions tile_funcs;
 }

and you can access this in code as:

   tiles.Plants[2].tile_funcs.isUsed = true; //Example

Although that may give you what you're asking for, it's not really the unity way AFAIK. Really, your TileFunctions should be a MonoBehaviour. And then you add your TileFunction component/script to your Plant.

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ShadyProductions · Jan 03, 2016 at 12:42 PM 0

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Thanks I'll figure it out!

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