c# enum wont show in inspector

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 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 
 [System.Serializable]
 public class Items{
 
     public string name;
     public string description;
     public int id;
     public Texture2D icon;
     public GameObject gobject;
     public enum lolol{weapon,weapon2,health,armor};
     
 }


 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 public class Inventorya : MonoBehaviour {
     public List<Items> Inventory;
     public Items[] bag;
     public enum hello{};

on the list and array it shows the name descrip etc but not the enum one. it doesnt even show the hello enum in the description in the inspector.

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Answer by clunk47 · Aug 28, 2013 at 12:33 AM

Example of how to use an enum and allow it to show in inspector:

 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 
 public class Example : MonoBehaviour 
 {
     //Define Enum
     public enum TestEnum{Test1, Test2, Test3};
     
     //This is what you need to show in the inspector.
     public TestEnum Tests;
 }

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ChrisRede · Feb 16 at 07:45 PM 0

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In these two lines i finally understood enums!

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Answer by fafase · Aug 27, 2013 at 05:35 PM

I think you are using it wrong. You want to declare the enum outside of the class and create an instance inside the class:

 public enum Lolol{Weapon,Weapon2,Health,Armor};
 
 public class Items{
  
 public string name;
   public string description;
   public int id;
   public Texture2D icon;
   public GameObject gobject;
   public enum lolol{weapon,weapon2,health,armor};
   public Lolol instanceOfEnum;
   void Start(){
      instanceOfEnum = Lolol.Armor;
   }
 }

I also changed the way you wrote it, by convention enumeration are all cap letters (old c way). But we can also see cap front and cap for members.

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ashleybeshir · Aug 27, 2013 at 08:08 PM 0

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it works thats the funny thing but if it does show error later on i will use your method

Bunny83 · Aug 28, 2013 at 12:42 AM 1

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It won't give you errors, but your enum type is now a nested type. So everytime you want to use it outside of your Items class you have to use:

 someInstance.option = Items.lolol.weapon;

btw: for God's sake you declare a new type here, so give it a meaningful name which should start with a capital letter.

fafase · Aug 28, 2013 at 05:37 AM 1

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Fact is the method you are using makes sense if you are about to use your enum ONLY in that class and nowhere else. You then might as well make it private. Or you end up with what is described above

 Items.lolol.member;

The other way would be to put it outside and public so that you can use it anywhere and you gain one level of dereferenciation.

Answer 3

Answer by flaviusxvii · Aug 27, 2013 at 05:26 PM

Why would it show? The enum itself is a list of possible values for some other field. You'll need a custom editor.

http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/ScriptReference/EditorGUILayout.EnumPopup.html

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ashleybeshir · Aug 27, 2013 at 05:36 PM 1

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thank you for your answer but i found a simple solution. under the public GameObject gobject; i wrote public lolol option; this showed up in the inspector straight away

NonGamingCoder · Aug 29, 2013 at 10:07 AM 1

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You don't need a custom editor to show a enum.

c# enum wont show in inspector

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