Score/Points counter #Javascript

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I've gone ahead and made a public function which would control the adding or subtracting of the score based on what object is hit. My only concern is how do I place that into a GUI so it updates the text when the scoreManipulator is run? These are the lines of code I've come up with but the value does not update nor does it work. The convert to string bugs out. Hope this makes sense. Thanks everyone for the help.

I have these placed on an empty object in the scene. But how do I call the function then to run?

 static var currentScore : int = 0
 
 public function scoreManipulator(p : int)
 {
  currentScore += p;
  Debug.Log(currentScore);
 }
 
 function OnGUI () {
     currentScore .ToString(); // convert the variable scoreNumber which is an integer to a string
     var centeredStyle = GUI.skin.GetStyle("Label");
     centeredStyle.alignment = TextAnchor.UpperRight;
     GUI.Label (Rect (Screen.width - 110,10,100,50),  currentScore  , centeredStyle);
 }

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Answer by Seth-Bergman · Jul 25, 2012 at 10:47 PM

This is how I do it:

 static int level;
 static int goal;
 GUISkin statusInfoSkin;
 
 etc
 
     function OnGUI () {
     
              GUI.skin = statusInfoSkin;
             GUI.Box (Rect (10,10,110,100), "level:" + level);
      
      GUI.Box (Rect (10,60,180,100), "goal:" + counter + " out of " + goal);
     }

this is how I usually do it, I guess it should work with Label too (example from a current project)

Note: I'm using javascript, tried to convert but forgive me if I missed something (not sure if I need "new" Rect...)

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Moomooz · Jul 25, 2012 at 10:52 PM 0

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IIm I on the right track if I add this to the Unity Car Tutorial as a checkpoint/lap system ?,or am I barking up the wrong tree lol ?

Seth-Bergman · Jul 25, 2012 at 11:15 PM 0

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Should work fine, you just need to access the appropriate vars and they'll show up.. I did something similar myself with the car tutorial.. just add a trigger collider at the lap/finish line to count laps

JokerMartini · Jul 25, 2012 at 11:34 PM 0

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How do you convert your int to strings? What are you then using to increase the values?

Seth-Bergman · Jul 25, 2012 at 11:39 PM 0

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I don't convert them to strings, it's not necessary.. my values are changed via other scripts in this case, but your method is perfectly sound, just call that with a value:

score$$anonymous$$anipulator(5);

and it would work.

or you could access the static var directly from any script:

ScoreScriptName.currentScore += 5;

(I guess the Strings are automatically typecast/concatenated, never thought about it)

if you want to call the method from another script, you can use

Send$$anonymous$$essage("ScoreScriptName",5);

JokerMartini · Jul 25, 2012 at 11:58 PM 0

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I'm getting an error when I do Send$$anonymous$$essage("ScoreScriptName",5); Its saying there is no receiver?

I did however get this method to work.. ScoreScriptName.currentScore += 5;

But I'd like to know and understand why the first one was bugging out.

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