How to change script language to JavaScript ?

My scripting language in c# by default. But because I am finding it increasingly difficult, I want to change it to JS. Please tell me how .

 

Instead of clicking "Assets -> Create -> C# Script", click Javascript...?

Unless you mean the documentation, There's buttons at the top right to choose language

Or just get used to c#. The syntax differences are pretty small c# is better

 

I strongly encourage you to stick with C#.

The "javascript" you're learning here isn't real javascript. I'm not going to say the skills arn't transferrable, but there are structures and tenants in unity javascript that only exist in unity javascript. If you learn C# for unity, you'll know it for everything else, too.

 

If you had to come the forum to ask about this, you are not ready to assess that UnityScript is easier to use. You have to get over the difficulty hump of learning to use the Editor first. Reading manuals is hard for some people. If it is, for you, you may want to have an Irlen assessment.

Although I agree that you should use C# until something better comes along, I do not agree that it's important to know for anything else, because all the anythings else I can think of are either Xamarin or .NET development, neither of which are good for the universe. I have found it useful to know C#, when on the Swift discussions boards, because although Swift is a better language than C# for all the features it does have, it is still missing some, but people coming from Objective-C don't always know about what's still missing.

 

Just asking but what makes you feel swift is a better language than c#, really both languages have the same drawback if being to closky coupled and controlled by 1 company.

But feature wise they are pretty much the same with what I believe cleaner syntax on the C# side as far as types go. Though I do like the lack of the new key word in swift and how dicts and lists are made since it feel more like python.

 

The most important difference is that Swift is the first language that I consider "modern" without a garbage collector. The most important missing feature is multicast delegates.

I don't see that as a drawback. In order to see it that way, you'd have to imagine yourself as something different than the company who controls the language. I view them as parts of whatever I am that are harder to control than most other parts, but still easier than the whole of humanity. I prefer the focus.

I am interested to see what syntax differences led to this opinion. I think the languages are identical in what I'm imagining.

 

By controlled i was referring to how each is kinda stuck with ms or apple and tied to a operating system or range of products. Exemple I can't even test swift since I got rid of all my macs 3 years ago. Was bad wording on my part but was comparing to say or java or python where it is write once run it everywhere type deal.

How does it manage no GC, c++ style pointers to memory? Referwnce counting

 

Most older Unity books are written with Unity JS. So Amazon might be your friend here.

 

I agree. I don't like how swift handles access modifiers, but other than that I like it a lot. I'd be pumped if it became available for other environments. Like unity.

 

There is no magic button to change existing scripts to JS. You will have to do this line by line. You'll also have to change the file extensions. It may be easier to create a new script and copy paste. You'll probably need to reassign the scripts in the inspector too.

When people say JS is easier they are typically referring to the initial stages. Ultimately you still have to learn types.

C# will force you to learn them at the start, "Don't know what a float is? You can't do anything! Mua ha ha".

Java Script pushes that learning out, "Never heard of a float before? Don't worry, I got this. Make your code." Then it hides in the bushes for a few weeks, until one day, "Don't know what UnityEngine.object is? Mua ha ha ha ha!"

Everything else between the languages is pretty much just syntax. My experience has been it's far easier to learn type from the outset, when you are dealing mainly with primitives and other simple types. Learning about types when your scripts are already relatively complex can be painful.

If you've tried C# and it doesn't work for you, by all means, try Java Script. Just pointing out that it's probably not going to be the cure all you are hoping for.

 

My scripting language in c# by default. But because I am finding it increasingly difficult, I want to change it to JS. Please tell me how .

 

Pretty sure UnityScript(the javascript-like language for unity at the time) has been deprecated entirely by now. In my experience though, both JS and C# are going to be equally hard to learn if you're just starting to delve into scripting as a whole.

 

Documentation no longer contains ANY reference material for UnityScript ('JS')
You will will find it MUCH harder to try using js without it. Push through the difficulty, C# is the correct langugae to use.