Subscribe to an event when the application is loaded

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Can I subscribe to an event from scripts who aren't in the initial scene when the game is loaded? Because I have an event called OnLanguageChanged and I need to subscribe to t$$anonymous$$s event from some scripts who aren't called when the game is initialized, such as main menu, options menu, etc.

Is there a way to do t$$anonymous$$s?

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Answer by Bunny83 · Jun 22, 2012 at 12:04 AM

If the object with the script / class that contains the event is loaded in a different scene, you have to make sure it isn't destroyed when you change the scene. Usually everyt$$anonymous$$ng is destroyed when you load a level. In other words you need to use DontDestroyOnLoad on that gameobject. If you load another scene, you can access the gameobject like any other gameobject.

You can:

search for it by name or tag.
use a singleton pattern so you can easily access it.
Use FindObjectOfType() to directly get the script if there is only one instance of it.

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GutoThomas · Jun 22, 2012 at 12:32 AM 0

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Thanks for both answers! Solved my problem! :)

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Answer by Wolfram · Jun 22, 2012 at 12:05 AM

Not sure I understand your question correctly, but if your script providing the event is a persistent script (w$$anonymous$$ch it would need to be, using DontDestroyOnLoad()) in your initial scene, and the scripts that need to register to it are not in your initial scene, then just have them register to the event in their OnLevelWasLoaded().

If I misunderstood, please explain the situation more clearly.

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Answer by Berenger · Jun 21, 2012 at 09:05 PM

If the object containing t$$anonymous$$s event isn't instantiated, you can't subscribe to that event. You can use a static one though.

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GutoThomas · Jun 21, 2012 at 09:11 PM 0

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Actually the script which contains the Event is called in the first scene, but the subscribers are in other scenes and I don't know how to subscribe them to this event.

GutoThomas · Jun 21, 2012 at 11:50 PM 0

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Anyone with another idea?

whydoidoit · Jun 21, 2012 at 11:59 PM 1

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As @Berenger says - you would need to use statics in them so that they could be initialized. It would help to know a little about what you are trying to achieve - it's hard to understand how something that isn't loaded needs to know that the app is loaded :)

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