Question How to use Enum as variables?

“Error drawing Enuminspecto”. I tested if I skip setting this enum and other graphs are working.

 

Sorry for the late reply, but you don't use enums like that.



This is an example of how I'm using it.

Enums, as I understand it, are "States". You can change its "result" by setting its state, like so:



If I choose Dungeon in here, then the Enum will be set at "Dungeon". The "Switch on Enum" node will then go to the "Dungeon" arrow.

 

The idea is somewhat correct, but enums are not directly connected to state machines even though it's a common use case.

OPs problem is that he's setting the "State" variable to an integer value. This might work in C# because it's a strongly typed language and you can cast an int to enum (because that is what enums are in the background - int values), but in Visual Scripting variables are dynamically typed, so a different value type will overwrite the previous value. i.e. enum becomes an int and Switch on Enum can't parse that.

OP should use Enum literal nodes to directly select the enum value and use that for Set Variable nodes. The system should have automatically generated "Pawn State of Character State Enum" literal.

 

Can someone please tell me how to make a enum in visual scripting. I need it for a project and I can't seem to figure it out.

 

You can only create them in C#.

EDIT: Paste this in an empty C# script, save the script and then regenerate Nodes in Project Settings/Visual Scripting. It'll come up in search after that.

Code (CSharp):

1. public enum WeaponType
2. {
3.       Sword,
4.       Bow,
5.       Spear
6. }

 

Thanks it's working now