An Array of Classes with variables in C#

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Well... I'm not that familiar with C# in Unity... So I'm a bit confused by this...

In Javascript, you can create a class, give it some public variables, and then make a public array with the class, so that you can have an array of classes to modify in the editor. Like...

 class thePerson{
 var theName:String;
 var theAge:String;
 }

Then after that, in another script, you have

 var thePeople:thePerson[];

Then in the editor, it will have a list of thePerson classes with theName and theAge of each thePerson modifiable...

How do you do this in C#?

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Answer by syclamoth · May 13, 2012 at 09:17 AM

The issue here is that in UnityScript, custom classes are declared serializable implicity, wheras in C# you need to specify it using the 'System.Serializable' attribute:

 [System.Serializable]
 class ThePerson {
     // theVariables
 }

Then, so long as fields are declared public, you should have no problems.

 public ThePerson[] thePeople;

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GamezAtWork · May 14, 2012 at 02:29 PM 0

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Thanks alot! It worked! :D

atifmahmood29 · Nov 22, 2014 at 02:28 PM 0

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Answer by rutter · May 13, 2012 at 09:03 AM

Unity will expose any "public" value to the inspector. In UnityScript, variables are public unless you specify that they are private; in C#, variables are private unless you specify that they are public.

 //UnityScript
 var foo : int;         //seen in inspector
 private var foo : int; //NOT seen in inspector

 //C#
 public int foo; //seen in inspector
 int foo;        //NOT seen in inspector

If you want to learn more, Unity's script reference has some pretty detailed information at the SerializeField attribute page.

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GamezAtWork · May 14, 2012 at 02:30 PM 0

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Thanks for the help! The SerializeField thing worked! And I much appreciate that little lesson on the differences between UnityScript and C# :)

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