C#: Declaring a script as a variable

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 public class WallProperties : MonoBehaviour
 {
     public Door door;

     public bool IsDoor(bool enable) //enable=true
     {
         if(enable)
         {
             print (enable); //prints true
             door=new Door();
             door.DoorStart(); //sets values to default
             print(door.GetStyle ()); //prints current value
             print ((door==null)?"True":"False");  //prints true
         }
         return(door==null); //returns true
     }
 ...
 }

I am trying to have the 'door' variable not NULL
The mono class is not attached to anything
It gave me lip when the "new Door()" was removed
With the "new Door()" I am able to access the Door class

However, the variable 'door' stays NULL. Is there a way that the 'door' variable can be declared and not be NULL or should I just have a boolean class variable for the door?

Answer 1

Answer by salex100m · Nov 23, 2013 at 01:33 AM

you need to properly instantiate your Door if it is an object. Or you can add the class as a component and then create a reference to that component.

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Answer by jovino · Nov 23, 2013 at 02:34 AM

When you are not attaching your class to a gameobject you need to use ScriptableObject.

http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/ScriptReference/ScriptableObject.html

A class you can derive from if you want to create objects that don't need to be attached to game objects.

This is most useful for assets which are only meant to store data.

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