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Editing Local Variables in runtime

Discussion in 'Localization Tools' started by emredesu, May 19, 2022.

  1. emredesu

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    How can I access and edit the "Local Variables" of a Localize String Event from a script? I want to edit the gold cost of a chest during runtime using a value from a script, but I couldn't find how to do so.

     
    emredesu, May 19, 2022
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  2. karl_jones

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    karl_jones, May 19, 2022
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  3. emredesu

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    Thank you very much for the lightning fast answer, and I've seen this documentation on how to retrieve local variables, however it doesn't explain how to set them. How can I initialize an IVariable so I can assign it when doing 
    localizedString["chestName"] = "Musical Chest"
    ? Currently I get a
     "Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'UnityEngine.LocaIization.SmartFormat.PersistentVariabIes.IVariabIe'"
    error.
     
    emredesu, May 19, 2022
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  4. karl_jones

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    You need to cast it to the concrete type. One of these https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/c...lization.SmartFormat.PersistentVariables.html

    In this case it would be a StringVariable.

    Code (csharp):
    1. (localizedString["chestName"] as StringVariable).Value = "Musical Chest"
     
    karl_jones, May 19, 2022
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  5. emredesu

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    emredesu, May 19, 2022
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  6. Rangeroliver

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    I was trying to follow the steps above to acces "Local Variables", in my script I cant use "StringVariable" or "IntVariable", using UnityEngine.Localization library. I couldnt use the examples above.
     
    Rangeroliver, Apr 28, 2023
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  7. karl_jones

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    Can you provide more details? Are you getting errors? What does your code look like?
     
    karl_jones, Apr 28, 2023
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  8. Rangeroliver

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    The name "Leon" appear in the text, but i want to change to "Leonard" in Start.
    I learning, some things is hard to get.
     

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    Rangeroliver, Apr 28, 2023
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  9. karl_jones

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    That should work. Looks like you are just missing a using statement, Visual Studio should be able to fix this automatically if you hover over the error. You need 
    using UnityEngine.Localization.SmartFormat.PersistentVariables;
     
    karl_jones, Apr 28, 2023
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  10. Rangeroliver

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    Could not change the "Local Variables" yet, when I press play apeears "Leon" in the text, but when I press "P" nothing happens, should change to "Leonard".
    Is correct my localizedString reference?
     

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    Rangeroliver, Apr 28, 2023
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  11. karl_jones

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    Is the PlayerData script connected to a GameObject? The screenshot shows a LocalizedStringEvent, not a PlayerData.
    Try adding the script to the same GameObject and do something like

    Code (csharp):
    1. void Start()
    2. {
    3.     localizedString = GetComponent<LocalizedStringEvent>().StringReference;
    4. }
    Now you should reference the same localized string.
     
    karl_jones, Apr 28, 2023
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  12. Rangeroliver

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    Thank u so much! I forgot the reference =D
     
    Rangeroliver, Apr 28, 2023
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  13. maikkanerva

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    Is it possible to retrieve a list of local variables, like a List<(string, IVariable)>?
    What I'd like to do is to "clone" a localized string instace and copy the variables too.
     
    maikkanerva, Oct 31, 2023
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  14. karl_jones

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    karl_jones, Oct 31, 2023
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  15. maikkanerva

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    maikkanerva, Oct 31, 2023
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