Save Time Button Settings in Player Prefs

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I have a timer script where you can chose pre set time duration on the time with button methods like t$$anonymous$$s:

 //Timer Settings
     public void GoTimerSetting60Sec()
     {
         timer = 60;
     }
     
     public void GoTimerSetting5Min()
     {
         timer = 300;
     }
     
     public void GoTimerSetting10Min()
     {
         timer = 600;
     }

How would I go about saving a selected timer preset to player prefs so that the time would automatically be selected when the app is restarted?

Answer 1

Answer by ShadyProductions · Jan 24, 2016 at 09:48 PM

Somet$$anonymous$$ng like t$$anonymous$$s?

 public void GoTimer(int amount) {
 timer = amount;
 }
 
 PlayerPrefs.SetInt("timeVar", timer); //save it like t$$anonymous$$s
 int a = PlayerPrefs.GetInt("timeVar"); //get it like t$$anonymous$$s

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Answer 2

Answer by SterlingSoftworks · Jan 24, 2016 at 09:50 PM

You could set up PlayerPref bools for each one of these button types and then at the beginning of t$$anonymous$$s script (or wherever you're needing it) check each player pref bool, and the one that's true, set the time to the corresponding timer bool you made.

If you go t$$anonymous$$s route, make sure you set the other two to false when you mark one true.

 public void GoTimerSetting60Sec(){
     timer = 60;
     timerBoolSixty = true; //Place holder bool name
     timerBoolFiveMin = false; //Place holder bool name
     timerBoolTenMin = false; //Place holder bool name
 }

And etc etc.

Programming tip: Make t$$anonymous$$s all ONE function, it's more dynamic, is easier to edit and looks better (to me at least)

 public void GoTimerSetting(int time){
     timer =  time;
 }

Then in your buttons' OnClick() stuff just put in the amount in the box for the corresponding button.

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KnightRiderGuy · Jan 24, 2016 at 10:05 PM 0

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Thanks @SterlingSoftworks So at the top of my script I would set up the bools for each timer button something like this right?

 public bool timerBoolSixty = false; //Timer 60
 public bool timerBoolFiveMin = false; //Timer 5 min
 public bool timerBoolTenMin = false; //Timer 10 min

I made them public just so I can see that they will change in the inspector. If I have that right on the saving to player prefs side of it I would do what?

ShadyProductions KnightRiderGuy · Jan 24, 2016 at 10:09 PM -1

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What do you need the bools even for, what is your main purpose of this timer?:P

SterlingSoftworks ShadyProductions · Jan 24, 2016 at 10:16 PM 0

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Dude I know! I totally brain farted there! Your way is probably better than mine! xD

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SterlingSoftworks KnightRiderGuy · Jan 24, 2016 at 10:13 PM 0

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Oh shoot! I apologize so much! Bools are not part of PlayerPrefs! That's a huge mistake on my part!

What you could do is instead of bools you could jut have them be ints and have 0 be your "false" and 1 be your "true". I truly do apologize for the mistake! Major brain fart on my part there.

Saving would go something like:

         PlayerPrefs.SetInt("timerBoolSixty", timerBoolSixty); //or 1 instead of the variable
         PlayerPrefs.SetInt("timerBoolFiveMin", timerBoolFiveMin); // or 0 instead of the variable
         PlayerPrefs.SetInt("timerBoolTenMin", timerBoolTenMin); // or 0 instead of the variable

You could always rename them to "int" instead of "bool" too if it helps you not get confused by my stupid answer.

KnightRiderGuy SterlingSoftworks · Jan 24, 2016 at 10:23 PM 0

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Thanks @SterlingSoftworks, Ok little confused, sorry :) OK I can only play one timer at a time so lets say I choose timer button for 60 seconds and that was the last time setting I used so when I restart my app that would be the one I would want to be active.

But just to be sure I would NOT need these bools?

 //Timer Button Bools
     public bool timerBoolSixty = false; //Timer 60 Sec.
     public bool timerBoolFiveMin = false; //Timer 5 min.
     public bool timerBoolTenMin = false; //Timer 10 min.
     public bool timerBoolTwentyMin = false; //Timer 20 min.
     public bool timerBoolThirtyMin = false; //Timer 30 min.
     public bool timerBoolFourtyMin = false; //Timer 40 min.
     public bool timerBoolFiftyMin = false; //Timer 50 min.
     public bool timerBool1Hour = false; //Timer 1 Hour.
     public bool timerBool1Point5Hour = false; //Timer 1.5 Hour.
     public bool timerBool1TwoHours = false; //Timer 2 Hour.
     public bool timerBool1TwoPoint5Hours = false; //Timer 2.5 Hour.
     public bool timerBool1ThreeHours = false; //Timer 3 Hour.

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ShadyProductions KnightRiderGuy · Jan 24, 2016 at 10:27 PM -1

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Well when you click the timer button, you would save the int to playerprefs.
Say I press the button I just do something like this:

 public void GoTimer(int amount) {
  timer = amount;
  PlayerPrefs.SetInt("timeVar", timer); //save the last used amount.
  }
  
 GoTimer(60); //call this on button press, it automaticly saves it to playerprefs
 //and in your new scene you can get it like so:
 
 int timer = PlayerPrefs.GetInt("timeVar");
 //timer will be 60

And no you won't need those bools lol. What you can do to remember the times is put something like this

 /*
 *60 // 1 MIN
 *300 // 5MIN
 *600 // 10 MIN
 *3600 // 1 HOUR
 * ETC...
 */

These are comments to remember yourself. Makes it easier.

KnightRiderGuy ShadyProductions · Jan 24, 2016 at 10:38 PM 0

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@ShadyProductions Thanks, would I not use something like this to enable my bools?

 //Timer Settings
     public void GoTimerSetting60Sec()
     {
         timer = 60;
         timerBoolSixty = true;
     }

And do something like what @SterlingSoftworks suggested and set all of the others to false and then save that button setting to prefs?

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