Only primitive can be set in script

What I'm trying to do is to link an Object (datas) to a GameObject
I have an object, let's call it AnObject.
This object has a GameObject as property as long as other properties.

In the scene I want to access some properties of the AnObject when the corresponding GameObject is clicked.

To do so I tried to add to the GameObject a MonoBehaviour script, called AnObjectData that only contains the corresponding instance of AnObject. This script is set as a Component and is initialized in AnObject's constructor.

Here's the structure of my objects

AnObject constructor :

Code (CSharp):

1. public AnObject(string name, string id, Vector3 position, Quaternion rotation, GameObject model)
2.         {
3.             //Construct object
4.             // [...]
5.             //Initialize the Monobehaviour with newly created AnObject
6.             this.Model.GetComponent<AnObjectData>().setAnObject(this);
7.             this.Model.GetComponent<AnObjectData>().setName();
8.         }

AnObjectData :

Code (CSharp):

1. public class AnObjectData : MonoBehaviour {
2.  
3.     public AnObject anObject;
4.     public string Name;
5.  
6.     public void setName()
7.     {
8.         //Uses the AnObject's Name property
9.         this.Name = this.anObject.Name;
10.     }
11.  
12.     public AnObject getAnObject()
13.     {
14.         //Print null
15.         Debug.Log(this.anObject);
16.         return this.anObject;
17.     }
18.  
19.     public void setAnObject(AnObject anObject)
20.     {
21.         this.anObject = anObject;
22.         //Display the anObject's ToString properly (not null at this time)
23.         Debug.Log(this.anObject);
24.     }
25. }

The problem is when I try to access the AnObject with getAnObject() in AnObjectData or with the property it always returns null. But when I access the Name property (a string primitive) I got the actual value.

I added some Debug.Log to see if the properties are initialized and it appears they are. But when I try to access them from outside they diseapear (see comments)

How can I retrieve my properties ?


EDIT : Forget to mention that I try to recover the AnObject instance like this :

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. activeAnObject.GetComponent<AnObjectData>().getAnObject();
3.  

 

It looks like you made the constructor, but have never actually called it. If you want AnObject inside AnObjectData to exist automatically, you need to give the field a default value. So:

Code (CSharp):

1. public class AnObjectData : MonoBehaviour {
2.     public AnObject anObject;
3. ...

Becomes:

Code (CSharp):

1. public class AnObjectData : MonoBehaviour {
2.     public AnObject anObject = new AnObject(...);
3. ...

If you're not planning on having all values populated at construction, I would highly suggest making a default constructor for AnObject.

 

I've added a default constructor

Code (CSharp):

1. public AnObject(){}

But now when I print the value of anObject by AnObjectData it only prints an empty object.
Even if I set it before with setAnObject(anObject).
The part strange part is that in

Code (CSharp):

1. public void setAnObject(AnObject anObject){
2.         this.anObject = anObject;
3.         Debug.Log(this.anObject);
4. }

The Debug.Log line shows the right value but when I call

Code (CSharp):

1. public AnObject getAnObject()
2.     {
3.         Debug.Log(this.anObject);
4.         return this.anObject;
5.     }

It returns and print an empty object.

the property seems to be erased before I call it.

 

I've tried with different objects, it works (value is correctly set) for some but not for the other :

• Works : int, string, int[], float, GameObject, Vector3
  
• Does not work: ArrayList, AnObject

 

Problem solved.

AnObject should extends ScriptableObject