Custom GUIEditor Array question

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Hey guys,

I've got a few scripts that manage icons and such on a menu. The issue i have is this one. I want to be able to add and remove the icons in a user-friendly way.

Is it possible to take a few arrays inside of the main GUI script, and edit the properties of those arrays in separate blocks? Something like the following:

 Arrays in regular script:
 
 var icon_array : Array;
 var name_array : Array;
 
 Look to the custom editor thingy:
 
 Icon 1
    icon_texture
    icon_name
 
 Icon 2
    icon_texture
    icon_name
 
 etc...

If this is possible please let me know :)

edit mo 21:44 :

I've made the classes necessary, but all I need now is a way to access the private variables from a custom editor using getters and setters. The script i've got for the apps is this:

 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 
 public class App : MonoBehaviour {
     private string app_name = "undifined";
     private Texture2D icon;
     private Texture2D background;
     private bool show = false;
     
     public bool Show {
         get { return show; }
         set { show = value;}
     }
     public string Name {
         get { return app_name; }
         set { app_name = value; }
     }
     public Texture2D Icon {
         get { return icon; }
         set { icon = value; }
     }
     public Texture2D Background {
         get { return background; }
         set { background = value; }
     }
 }

Can I somehow use the get and set things in here to make something like this?

 #pragma strict
 @CustomEditor(GUI_Handler)
 @CanEditMultipleObjects
 class customEditor extends Editor {
     var nameProp        : SerializedProperty;
     var iconProp         : SerializedProperty;
     var backgroundProp         : SerializedProperty;
     var showProp         : SerializedProperty;
    
     function OnEnable () {
         // Setup the SerializedProperties
         nameProp        = serializedObject.FindProperty ("app_name");
         iconProp         = serializedObject.FindProperty ("icon");
         backgroundProp        = serializedObject.FindProperty ("background"); 
         showProp         = serializedObject.FindProperty ("show");
     }
     function OnInspectorGUI() {
         // Update the serializedProperty
         serializedObject.Update ();
         // Show the custom GUI controls
         
         EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(nameProp,new GUIContent("Name"));
        
         
         EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(iconProp,new GUIContent("App Icon"));
         
         EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(backgroundProp, new GUIContent("App Background"));
         serializedObject.ApplyModifiedProperties ();
     }
 }

Something like this, but then for each array index on the name array inside the main GUI script, using that same index to cover all variables. Using those variables create a new icon, and set all the textures and such.

Is this possible or not? Please let me know and if you are kind: Leave an example ;)

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Answer by fafase · Apr 22, 2013 at 04:43 PM

 [System.Serializable]
 public class Icon{
    public Texture2D icon_texture;
    public string icon_name;
 }
 
 public class MyScript:MonoBehaviour{
     public Icon [] icon;
 }

Is that what you meant?

This will let you define in the inspector how many icons you want and then you can give them values from the inspector again.

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LesPaul · Apr 22, 2013 at 05:06 PM 0

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If I do it this way, is every single icon grouped in the array as far as properties go?

fafase · Apr 23, 2013 at 06:59 AM 0

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If I were you I would try and see if it is what you need.

You will get a variable icon with a size 0. The when you provide 1, you get one slot for Texture and icon_name. Give two and you get a second one. And so on.

Access each of them with icon[index];

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