Create a code packet that can be addressed through 'using' keyword

Hi! I'm wondering how to import a new code packet into a C# class. What I mean is things like Unity's own 'UnityEngine' and 'UnityEditor' code packets that are imported to classes by the phrase 'using UnityEngine'. I'd like to create my own packet and I'm not sure at all how to go about creating one. Thanks.

 

They're called namespaces

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. namespace MyStuff
3. {
4.     public class MyClass { }
5. }
6.  

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. using MyStuff;
3.  
4. MyClass mc = new MyClass();
5.  

Note that MonoBehaviour derivatives will organize themselves according to namespace in the Add Component menu in the Inspector.

 

!!!!
I had no idea....

 

Wait what? Please do explain?

 

Thank you for the answer! How will the order affect the components?

 

Yeah. We unfortunately don't leverage it much in Fractured State because a huge chunk of code was done before Unity supported namespaced MonoBehaviours and we just haven't been irked into going back and cleaning it up.

 

Select a GameObject, see inspector, click "Add Component", click "Script". If your scripts are arranged in namespaces, then that menu will have a folder for each namespace.

 

That's neato!

 

@Kinkku2 You can also have namespaces that have multiple spaces within them. Just separate them with a dot(.). I don't think there is a limit to the number of spaces you can have in a namespace.

Code (CSharp):

1. // Movies/Reader.cs
2. namespace Awesome.Movies{
3.     public class Reader{ /* Does cool stuff */ }
4. }
5. // Movies/Writer.cs
6. namespace Awesome.Movies{
7.     public class Writer{ /* Does cool stuff */ }
8. }
9.  
10. // Music/Reader.cs
11. namespace Awesome.Music{
12.     public class Reader{ /* Does cool stuff */ }
13. }
14. // Music/Writer.cs
15. namespace Awesome.Music{
16.     public class Writer{ /* Does cool stuff */ }
17. }

Create instance of the movie reader:

Code (CSharp):

1. using Awesome.Movies;
2.  
3. public class MovieStuff : MonoBehaviour {
4.     void Start(){
5.         Reader reader = new Reader();
6.     }
7. }