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Child Number

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by Kellyrayj, Jul 1, 2016.

  1. Kellyrayj

    Kellyrayj

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    Hey friends,

    I'm searching for a way for a child object to know its order. So for instance, a game object has X number of children. I want the first child object to be able to tell me that it is the first in the list, the second to know that it is number 2 and so on.

    Any thoughts on how to achieve this?
     
    Kellyrayj, Jul 1, 2016
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  2. JamesLeeNZ

    JamesLeeNZ

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    iterating through the children with a for loop will tell you since the order is unlikely to change.
     
    JamesLeeNZ, Jul 1, 2016
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  3. Kiwasi

    Kiwasi

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    Kiwasi, Jul 1, 2016
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  4. JamesLeeNZ

    JamesLeeNZ

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    *zing*
     
    JamesLeeNZ, Jul 1, 2016
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  5. Kellyrayj

    Kellyrayj

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    Perfect! I was missing the right words to look up. Kept thinking, child... count... order... Thank you!
     
    Kellyrayj, Jul 1, 2016
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  6. Kiwasi

    Kiwasi

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    In fairness it's relatively new. Hasn't always been that easy.
     
    Kiwasi, Jul 1, 2016
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