Not executing, even though conditional is true

I'm losing my mind here. I'm sure this is simple, but I can't seem to figure out why it won't work. First, the following function:

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2.     private void blocking_function()
3.     {
4.         if (Input.GetButton("block_button"))
5.         {
6.             blocking = true;
7.             player_animator.SetTrigger("block");
8.         }
9.         else blocking = false;
10.     }
11.  

The animation plays, and I see "blocking" stay checked as true in the inspector while "block_button" is held. However, the following code will not execute.

Code (CSharp):

1. if (blocking)
2. {
3. /// slow down
4. }

If I change "blocking" to "Input.GetButton(KeyCode.Y)", it executes fine with the Y key held. If "blocking" is true, why won't

Code (CSharp):

1. if(blocking)

evaluate?

 

Because blocking gets modified elsewhere?

Post the whole script.

 

Did you debug blocking right before the if check to see what value it is?

 

The thing is that there are numerous scripts involved. Here is the script with the "blocking function()"

Code (CSharp):

1. public class Attack_Manager : MonoBehaviour
2. {
3.     private Switch_Weapons switch_script;
4.     private Player_Control player_script;
5.     private float combo_timer1;
6.     private float combo_timer2;
7.  
8.     private void attack_algo()
9.     {
10.         if (!switch_script.switching && !player_script.rolling && !player_script.swimming && !player_script.attacking)
11.         {
12.             if (switch_script.equipped[1])
13.             {
14.                 bow_attack();
15.             }
16.             else combo_attack();
17.  
18.         }
19.     }
20.  
21.     private void combo_attack()
22.     {
23.         if (!player_script.blocking)
24.         {
25.             if (Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1") && Time.time - combo_timer1 > 0.9f && Time.time - combo_timer2 > 0.9f)
26.             {
27.                 player_script.attacking = true;
28.                 combo_timer1 = Time.time;
29.                 switch_script.player_animator.SetTrigger("light_attack");
30.                 Invoke("Attack_Ready", 0.6f);
31.             }
32.             else if (Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1") && Time.time - combo_timer1 < 0.9f)
33.             {
34.                 player_script.attacking = true;
35.                 combo_timer1 += 0.3f;
36.                 combo_timer2 = Time.time;
37.                 switch_script.player_animator.SetTrigger("medium_attack");
38.                 Invoke("Attack_Ready", 0.6f);
39.             }
40.             else if (Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1") && Time.time - combo_timer2 < 1f)
41.             {
42.                 combo_timer2 += 0.4f;
43.                 player_script.attacking = true;
44.                 switch_script.player_animator.SetTrigger("heavy_attack");
45.                 Invoke("Attack_Ready", 0.6f);
46.             }
47.         }
48.         blocking_function();
49.        
50.     }
51.  
52.     private void Attack_Ready()
53.     {
54.         player_script.attacking = false;
55.     }
56.  
57.     private void blocking_function()
58.     {
59.         if (Input.GetButton("block_button"))
60.         {
61.             player_script.blocking = true;
62.             switch_script.player_animator.SetTrigger("block");
63.         }
64.         else player_script.blocking = false;
65.     }
66.  
67.     private void bow_attack()
68.     {
69.  
70.     }
71.  
72.     private void Start()
73.     {
74.         switch_script = gameObject.GetComponent<Switch_Weapons>();
75.         player_script = gameObject.GetComponent<Player_Control>();
76.         combo_timer1 = Time.time + 1f;
77.         combo_timer2 = Time.time + 1f;
78.     }
79.  
80.     private void Update()
81.     {
82.         attack_algo();
83.     }
84. }

Now, "Switch_Weapons" has no "blocking" or "blocking_function" anywhere. However, blocking is a bool in the class "Player_Control" in a separate script. This one is too long to post, but the gist of it is:

Code (CSharp):

1.     private void Movement_Function()
2.     {
3.         if (!falling && !jumping && !rolling && !swimming)
4.         {
5.             velocity_unit_vector = cam.transform.TransformDirection(new Vector3(Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal"), 0f, Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical")));
6.  
7.             if (blocking) // || Input.GetButton("Strafe_Shift"))
8.             {
9.                 strafe_forward = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal") / 2f;
10.                 strafe_side = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical") / 2f;
11.                 switch_script.player_animator.SetFloat("Velocity X", strafe_forward);
12.                 switch_script.player_animator.SetFloat("Velocity Z", strafe_side);
13.             }
14.             else
15.             {
16.                 forward = Input.GetAxisRaw("Horizontal");
17.                 side = Input.GetAxisRaw("Vertical");
18.                 switch_script.player_animator.SetFloat("Velocity X", forward);
19.                 switch_script.player_animator.SetFloat("Velocity Z", side);
20.             }
21.         }
22.     }

Then, there is

Code (CSharp):

1.     private void Update()
2.     {
3.         Movement_Function();
4.     }

Any help spotting the problem would be greatly appreciated.

 

I don't know how to do that. I'll look into it. Thanks.

 

Code (csharp):

1. print("Value of blocking is: " + blocking);
2. // aka Debug.Log( /* the same */);

 

Ooooh, lol... OK, I did that right before the check, and it prints nothing but true as long as block is held. Still, the if block won't execute though. The thing is, as I said before, if I change "blocking" to input.whatever, it works fine when input is pressed.

 

Did you put another print inside the if to make sure it wasn't also running?

 

Wow, OK, I feel dumb now -- it is running. I assumed it wasn't, because the code wasn't executing as intended. The thing is that it works with input.whatever. So, something else must be the problem.

animator.setFloat gets set for input.whatever, but not for the bool blocking. ??? They are both bools. I'm sorry if the question/title was wrong, but I'm still out of luck here.

 

OK, I found the problem... Thanks for the idea of debug. That helped me find it out. I forgot I had that function controlling animation -- not the actual motion. Motion handled not by root animation but a different function entirely. Case closed. Thanks @Brathnann and everyone else. It turns out I forgot how my own code worked... I guess I need comments.

 

No problem. Glad you got it working. Debug.Log and print are valuable tools and are really simple to just insert into code.