Change a enum value from another script

Hi, I want to access and change a enum value from another script, I thought this might work.

Code (JavaScript):

1. #pragma strict
2. private var enumModeStatus : testScript.Mode;
3. function Awake ()
4. {
5.      enumModeStatus = transform.root.GetChild(1).gameObject.GetComponent.<testScript>().Mode;
6. }
7. function Start ()
8. {
9.      enumModeStatus.Car;
10. }

But I get the error ..

Cannot convert 'System.Type' to

 

don't use GetChild(1) as the index is not always the same and not matching hierarchy.

i don'T know if you can assign a enum to an var defined variable.

can you post your testscript too , an maybe the rest of the error massage ?

 

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. // shouldnt this...
3.  
4. enumModeStatus = transform.root.GetChild(1).gameObject.GetComponent.<testScript>().Mode;
5.  
6. // be this?
7.  
8. enumModeStatus = transform.root.GetChild(1).gameObject.GetComponent("testScript").Mode;
9.  

 

Thanks for the replies, @martinmr I can access all the var's on the testScript just not enum.

I now know enums are not specific instances of anything HERE

But I still can't get access to it, if I Debug.Log ref to any var's on the testScript they show as expected but not the enum

@bigmisterb it is correct as @martiman says.

 

In Javascript (UnityScript) you declare GetComponent like this:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. gameObject.GetComponent("MyComponent");
3.  
4. // or
5.  
6. gameObject.GetComponent(MyComponent);
7.  

This is javascript because you cant declare functions like this in C#

http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/GameObject.GetComponent.html

 

All my GetComponent ref in thousands of lines of code are ref like.<>() and all work

I'm sure in one of the updates they said to use <>() instead of ()

Must be able to use both ways, like I said the only difference from javascript to C# is the . before the <>()

 

I deleted my comment with the javascript because was unsure as i had in mind that there is something with
GetComponent.<T>() in US/JS standing in the documentation of unity, but as i have seen today that it got lost fromt there. Maybe they updated the JS page for GetComponent.

If you just could show how you have initiated your enum ?

is "Mode" your enum declaration ?

like

enum Mode {Car, Tank, House, Shoe }

 

Code (CSharp):

1. enum Mode{Car, Bus, Bike};
2.     var choiceMade : Mode;

This is just in a blank testScript using for testing because I can't get ref to a enum in a big script.

 

than this

enumModeStatus = transform.root.GetChild(1).gameObject.GetComponent.<testScript>().Mode;

is causing an error as you have a variable enumModeStatus of type Mode (which is your enum) so you can know assign values like

(also i would write enums in UpperCase letters) enum MODE {Car, Bus, Bike};

enumModeStatus = testScript.MODE.Car;
enumModeStatus = testScript.MODE.Bus;
enumModeStatus = testScript.MODE.Bike;

for example:

Code (JavaScript):

1. #pragma strict
2. private var enumModeStatus : testScript.MODE;
3. function Awake () {
4.      enumModeStatus = testScript.MODE.Car;
5. }
6. function Start () {
7.      if(enumModeStatus == testScript.MODE.Car){
8.           enumModeStatus = testScript.MODE.Bus;
9.      }
10. }

if you are setting in the testscript the value of choiceMade already to one of your enum values,
and now want to take ot from the testScript.

Code (JavaScript):

1. #pragma strict
2. private var enumModeStatus : testScript.MODE;
3. function Awake () {
4.      enumModeStatus = transform.root.GetComponentInChildren(testScript).choiceMade
5. }
6. function Start () {
7.      if(enumModeStatus == testScript.MODE.Car){
8.           //DO stuff here
9.      } else if (enumModeStatus == testScript.MODE.Bus) {
10.           //DO stuff here
11.      } else if (enumModeStatus == testScript.MODE.Bike) {
12.           //DO stuff here
13.      }
14. }

(don't know if my examples work with that GetComponentInChildren i'm not in JS/US)

But you shouldn't use a fix Index with GetChild() because it won't match every time as the Hierarchy position is not same as the index

EDIT: there was one little mistake from my side, changed

Code (JavaScript):

1. if(enumModeStatus == testScript.MODE.Car){
2.           enumModeStatus.Bus;
3.      }
4.  
5. //to
6.  
7. if(enumModeStatus == testScript.MODE.Car){
8.           enumModeStatus = testScript.MODE.Bus;
9.      }

 

@martinmr thanks for the help. I'll take a look at this and get back to you, need to pop out for a while now, cheers.

 

@martinmr Great I finally got it with your help, I see my mistake now, I was trying to access MODE instead of choiceMade.

Much appreciated.