How do I create a JavaScript class that creates an object with viewable variables in the inspector?

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Ie..a class that creates a cube and then I can tweak that cubes's vars in the inspector.

Answer 1

In JavaScript, you'd usually don't explicitly "create a class" but simply write the script w$$anonymous$$ch implicitly will create the class with the name of the script file. And that class will automatically be a subclass of "MonoBehaviour" w$$anonymous$$ch is the prerequisite for you to be able to attach it to a game object. And that's what you need to do to be able to change it's public member variables in the editor. In Debug mode, you'll also see private member variables.

In JavaScript, and variable that you declare outside of a method ("function") and that doesn't have the "private" modifier will be a public member variable.

So that's actually quite easy. If you have "class MyClass", you just need to make sure that you do extend MonoBehaviour, w$$anonymous$$ch in JavaScript/UnityScript is done by writing "class MyClass extends MonoBehaviour" ... w$$anonymous$$ch in the end is the same as not writing the classname explicitly at all.

T$$anonymous$$s can be a bit confusing ... w$$anonymous$$ch is why in general I recommend using C#. T$$anonymous$$ngs are much clearer there. C# in Unity doesn't support the "just write stuff and it'll work and implicitly do everyt$$anonymous$$ng right"-approach that's kind of common with UnityScript ... but the advantage is: When you read a C#-file, everyt$$anonymous$$ng you need to know is written down there explicitly, so it's much easier to understand. Especially if you're new to programming.

Answer 2

Answer by sanfelipe007 · Nov 02, 2012 at 07:59 AM

Let's say i want to make a class it would be...

     class NAME {
     }

Ok, it's created, but the inspector do not detect it. Because it need another variable to be represented, so it must be like t$$anonymous$$s...

 class NAME {
 }
 var variablename : NAME = NAME();

After that it will appear on the inspector. even you can put the same variables on every class. Personally i use it like it was an array. You can use the variables like t$$anonymous$$s...

 variablename.classvar=anyvalue;

I t$$anonymous$$nk that's all you need. Good Luck.

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Answer by Jackda12th · Dec 29, 2012 at 04:41 PM

Make the cube with all the vars tweaked then save it as a prefab. When you change the prefabs vars it changes all the instantiated cubes in the game.

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