calling function from 2 other functions getting different results

I am placing objects during game play from a menu to place in scene.
I can also select objects from the scene to adjust objects already in scene.

First check is to see if an object from the menu is already in the scene from a list.

Code (CSharp):

1. string[] objects = { "object 1(Clone)", "object 5(Clone)", "object 10(Clone)" };
2.  
3.         if (!GameObject.Find(ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab].name + "(Clone)"))
4.         {
5.             currentObject = Instantiate(ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab]);
6.             Scalable();
7.         }
8.         else
9.         if (GameObject.Find(ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab].name + "(Clone)") != Array.Exists(objects, element => element == ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab].name + "(Clone)"))
10.         {
11.             currentObject = Instantiate(ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab]);
12.             Scalable();
13.         }

When selecting an object from the scene

Code (CSharp):

1. if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
2.             {
3.                 if (Physics.Raycast(Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay(Input.mousePosition), out RaycastHit hit, Mathf.Infinity, ObjectlayerMask)) // 1 << LayerMask.NameToLayer("IsClickable")
4.                 {
5.                     if (hit.transform != null)
6.                     {
7.                         if (!hit.transform.parent)
8.                         {
9.                             currentObject = hit.transform.gameObject;
10.                             Scalable();
11.                         }
12.                         else
13.                         {
14.                             currentObject = hit.transform.parent.gameObject;
15.                             Scalable();
16.                         }
17.                     }
18.                 }
19.             }

And from both, I am calling this code to check a separate list to see if it is a scalable object.

Code (CSharp):

1. public void Scalable()
2.     {
3.         string[] selectables = { "object 1(Clone)", "object 8(Clone)" };
4.         if (currentObject != Array.Exists(selectables, element => element == ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab].name + "(Clone)"))
5.         {
6.             Debug.Log("FALSE " + currentObject);
7.             scalable = false;
8.         }
9.         else
10.         {
11.             Debug.Log("TRUE " + currentObject);
12.             scalable = true;
13.         }
14.     }

The problem that I am having is that the "Scalable" code is not running correctly when I select objects from the scene.
Am I missing something simple?

I have tried calling the "Scalable" code from different places in the code, but same results.

 

you've done some interesting stuff here...

GameObject.Find(ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab].name + "(Clone)")

and

Array.Exists(objects, element => element == ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab].name + "(Clone)")

will never be equal as the first one returns a gameobject while the second one returns a bool. here too

currentObject != Array.Exists(selectables, element => element == ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab].name + "(Clone)")

you try to compare an object to a bool end here

!hit.transform.parent

you try to check if a gameobject is true or false

 

So what is the problem? If object of given name is true or false..... do something.
I don't have any issue with the code that I can see, just the behaviour when called from different places. But I am open to ideas.

 

but an object is not true or false, it either exists or not, it has a specific name or not, it has a tag or not but its not. a car can be red or white but true?

Code (CSharp):

1. if (!GameObject.Find(ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab].name + "(Clone)"))

this check should look like

Code (CSharp):

1. if (GameObject.Find(ObjectPrefabSelection[ObjectPrefab].name + "(Clone)") != null)

 

Dont you mean " = null" ? And it is just short hand for the same thing.
And if I am looking for a red car from a list, then red can be true or false.
Not sure where you are going with this, as it is not changing or fixing my problem. But I am open to see if one implementation of code works better than another if it may impact the outcome.

 

no, red cant be true or false
color can be red or blue but not true or false

 

Right. I have found something.
Although I am using the same objects, the referencing is different. An oversite on my part.
So a little change was made and is working.

Here is the updated code

Code (CSharp):

1. public void Scalable()
2.     {
3.      
4.         string currentObjectName = currentObject.name;
5.         string[] selectables = { "object 1(Clone)", "object 8(Clone)" };
6.         if ((currentObject != Array.Exists(selectables, element => element == currentObjectName)))
7.            {
8.                Debug.Log("FALSE " + currentObject);
9.                scalable = false;
10.            }
11.            else
12.            {
13.                Debug.Log("TRUE " + currentObject);
14.                scalable = true;
15.            }
16.         }
17.     }