Having trouble instantiating object on ui.

Code (CSharp):

1.                     Client newClient = new Client();
2.                    
3.                     newClient.username = receivedData.storedData;
4.                     newClient.clientEndpoint = clientEP;
5.  
6.                     connectedClients.Add(newClient);
7.  
8.                     Debug.Log("Player : " + newClient.username + " : has connected. Sending connection confirmation...");
9.  
10.                     SendConfirmConnect(newClient.clientEndpoint);
11.  
12.                     Debug.Log("Adding to player list");
13.                     AddToPlayerList(newClient.username);

Code (CSharp):

1.     public void AddToPlayerList (string newUsername)
2.     {
3.         GameObject newSlot = Instantiate(playerSlotObject, playerPanel.transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
4.         Text slotText = newSlot.GetComponentInChildren<Text>();
5.         slotText.text = newUsername;
6.         newSlot.transform.SetParent(playerPanel.transform, false);
7.         activePlayerSlotObjects.Add(newSlot);
8.         Debug.Log("Player slot added...");
9.         UpdatePlayerList();
10.     }

The debug shows:
"Adding to player list"

But the "newSlot" object is not spawned and the debug does not show:
"Player slot added..."

can someone please tell me what is going on?

 

Is that slot object part of a UI hierarchy, like under a Canvas?

If so, you should be using this form of Instantiate, the one that takes an optional transform as parent, and you should be immediately parenting the spawned object into the hierarchy, not later on.

Code (csharp):

1. GameObject newSlot = Instantiate<GameObject>(
2.                    playerSlotObject, playerPanel.transform);

Do that only, run it, see where it comes up. It should be dead-center, assuming no layout components above it driving it to a position. From there you can either position it explicitly to where a blank GameObject marks where it goes, or else use a layout of some type (Grid, vertical, horizontal, etc), or however you want to move it around.

 

AddToPlayerList()

is not being called at all. The debug inside the function does not show up in the console.

 

Huh, so I did a test. I built the server console for android and put it on my phone. The newSlot shows up on the phone, but not when I run it in the editor. Any reason why this may be happening?

EDIT:

If it helps here is a larger part of the code:

Code (CSharp):

1. void Receive(IAsyncResult result)
2.     {
3.         try
4.         {
5.             EndPoint clientEP = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 0);
6.             int dataLen = 0;
7.             byte[] data = null;
8.             try
9.             {
10.                 dataLen = serverSocket.EndReceiveFrom(result, ref clientEP);
11.                 data = new byte[dataLen];
12.                 Array.Copy(byteData, data, data.Length);
13.             }
14.             catch
15.             {
16.                 return;
17.             }
18.             finally
19.             {
20.                 EndPoint clientEP2 = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 0);
21.                 serverSocket.BeginReceiveFrom(byteData, 0, byteData.Length, SocketFlags.None, ref clientEP2, Receive, clientEP2);
22.             }
23.  
24.             string received = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(data);
25.             DataTransport receivedData = JsonUtility.FromJson<DataTransport>(received);
26.  
27.             if(receivedData.dataType == "Connect Request")
28.             {
29.                 Debug.Log("A player is attempting to connect to the server...");
30.                 if(CanConnect(receivedData.storedData, clientEP))
31.                 {
32.                     Client newClient = new Client();
33.                     //The stored data in the transport should be the player's username:
34.                     newClient.username = receivedData.storedData;
35.                     newClient.clientEndpoint = clientEP;
36.  
37.                     connectedClients.Add(newClient);
38.  
39.                     Debug.Log("Player : " + newClient.username + " : has connected. Sending connection confirmation...");
40.  
41.                     SendConfirmConnect(newClient.clientEndpoint);
42.  
43.                     Debug.Log("Adding to player list...");
44.                     AddToPlayerList(newClient.username);
45.  
46.                 } else
47.                 {
48.                     Debug.Log("Player : " + receivedData.storedData + " : failed to connect...");
49.                 }
50.             } else if (receivedData.dataType == "Disconnect Request")
51.             {
52.  
53.             } else if(receivedData.dataType == "Object")
54.             {
55.                 UpdateObject(receivedData);
56.             } else if(receivedData.dataType == "Chat")
57.             {
58.                 ChatMessage newChat = JsonUtility.FromJson<ChatMessage>(receivedData.storedData);
59.                 Debug.Log("Chat: " + newChat.sendingUsername + ": " + newChat.text);
60.             }
61.  
62.         }
63.         catch
64.         {
65.             return;
66.         }
67.     }