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Choosing abilities based on inspector input

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by Globber, Aug 3, 2017.

  1. Globber

    Globber

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    So i have some functions called ability1,ability2 and i was wondering can i choose which abilty gets chosen with a public int that is changed in the inspector and it determines which ability gets called. For example if that public int = 1 then the ability1 function gets called?
     
    Last edited: Aug 3, 2017
    Globber, Aug 3, 2017
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  2. kietus

    kietus

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    Hello,

    If there are few cases, i think you can go with a Ability wrapper function.
    Code (csharp):
    1.  
    2. function void Ability(){
    3.    switch (abilityID)
    4.    {
    5.       case 1 : Ability1();break;
    6.       case 2 : Ability2();break;
    7.       ...
    8.    }
    9. }
    10.  
    For testing purpose, i guess that's ok.

    For more complex case, you could also use reflexion to call a method by it's name. (example) , or take a look at delegate in C#.
     
    kietus, Aug 3, 2017
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