string problem

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I am doing dialogues for RPG. These dialogues are stored in String arrays.

To simply the question:

 var name:string="Lucy";
 var dialogue:string;
 
 print("hello Lucy");
 print(dialogue);

I want above to display same output. The problem is I don't initialize it by dialogue="hello" +Lucy; in script. Instead, I need give the value in Inspector, if I give dialogue the value: "hello" +dialogue The print output will simply be the same "hello" +dialogue not hello Lucy

How to achieve this?

Add: I am using this dialogue system made by others: http://kimmonsdesign.com/node/21

For those who don't know about it, it is a useful tool to make dialogues in game. (It can also do conversations similar to Mass Effect) The only problem is the dialogue content is fixed (defined in string arrays). And I am trying to find a way to allow it to be dynamic, that can take variables and affect the dialogue content.

(Btw, this new UnityAnswers is really buggy n poor quality. I miss the one before...oh. it was so perfect)

Answer 1

Answer by GlennHeckman · May 27, 2011 at 02:37 AM

Your phrasing of the question is odd. For starters, your variable types should be like this (Capital "S" in the variable type declaration):

 var name:String = "Lucy";
 var dialogue:String;
 
 function Start()
 {
     print(dialogue + name);
     // Should give you "whateverYouTypeInTheInspector Lucy"
 }

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Dreamer · May 27, 2011 at 02:40 AM 0

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It's not a beginner's question. If you ever doing dialogues for a PRG. You will understand what I mean.

GlennHeckman · May 27, 2011 at 02:47 AM 0

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Perhaps if your question and title were more clear, I wouldn't have mistaken it for a "beginners question".

Dreamer · May 27, 2011 at 03:07 AM 0

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You are right. And due to my experience, title that looks simpler will attract more people to click in and read the questions. lol

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Answer by aldonaletto · May 27, 2011 at 02:40 AM

If you're trying to put an expression in the Inspector field, it will not work! Use expressions in the code instead:

  print(dialogue+" "+name)

This way you can define the name and the phrase separetelly in the Inspector. And I agree: this new UnitAnswers sucks!

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aldonaletto · May 27, 2011 at 02:47 AM 0

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Oops! I mean separately, not separetelly!

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