Is there a way to access a script by name in pragma strict

I have a game where a user can load different objects for example a catapult and a cannon.

If a user loads an object I want to access functions in the script appropriate to that object type.

var objectscript=GameObject.Find("catapult1").GetComponent(catapultscript);
var objectscript=GameObject.Find("mycannon1").GetComponent(cannonscript);

Is there a way to access the object's script using a string in pragma strict?

 

Look into the SendMessage function. If you have similarly named methods in each script, you can execute that method regardless of what type of weapon was loaded.

 

Ohhh. Good idea. Thanks.

 

That solved the problem of calling a function without using the name of the script, but I still need to refer to some variables in the script and access the script itself.

Is there a way to access the object's script using a string in pragma strict?

 

If you know what the type the object is, then just store the variable as that type directly. Someone else is going to have to write the syntax out for you in JavaScript. But in C# I'm referring to this

Code (CSharp):

1. CatapultScript objectscript = GameObject.Find("catapult1").GetComponent<CatapultScript>();

Alternatively you can implement an interface or use an abstract base class. But I think this is more complex then what you are asking for.

 

In my situation the user can load one of many different types of machines. Each machine has a different script with its own functions and variables to set up the machine.

Before pragma strict I used to keep an Dictionary of each object name and type and then call GetComponent(objecttype+"script") whenever I wanted the script. So I'm looking for any ideas or suggestions for accessing the scripts.