Public variable controlled in inspector

I dont know how i didnt encounter this problem yet but public variables cant be changed in script once they are set and need to be changed in inspector. [HideInInspector] doesnt help. Seems like stupid question to me but bothers me.
Thanks.

 

You should be able to modify a public variable from a script. I believe they are initialized based on the inspector set value. Do you have a code example?

Something like this should work fine:

Code (CSharp):

1. public int _myInt;
2.  
3. void Update()
4. {
5.     if (Input.GetKeyDown(Keycode.Space))
6.     {
7.         _myInt++;
8.     }
9. }

 

I think what you want is: Reset.

on the top right of your inspector (where your script is attached) is a tiny wheel symbol, click it and RESET.
This resets all variables there.. so another trick would be to change your variable inside your code to private, set new value (in script), safe, switch to unity, switch back to code and undo.

 

Nope Reset is not what i want as that removes and all references to sprites and such.

I set my public int in initialization part of script. It can be changed during run time but i cant change starting values in script. So i just ask is there way to hide AND DISABLE value in inspector. It needs to be public so others script can access it and i dont like changing starting values in inspector.

Thanks

 

Yes value starts as

Code (CSharp):

1. public float maxSpeed = 10f;

and since I'am testing some values changing value to

Code (CSharp):

1. public float maxSpeed = 0f;

does nothing, i have to go to inspector and change it there.

Its not something that is MUST but frustrating little thing. So if someone knows other way. Thanks

 

Atleast when using UnityScript I am 99.9975% sure that

@HideInInspector public var someVarHidden : float = 1.234;

works

 

Iam using C# and nope [HideInInspector] just hides value in inspector. Changing variable in initialization still doesnt change its value at start but thanks for help.

I moved setting variable in start function but if someone knows way please reply.

 

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. public class TestScript : MonoBehaviour
3. {
4.     [HideInInspector]
5.     public float myFloat = 50f;
6.  
7.     void Start()
8.     {
9.         Debug.Log(myFloat);
10.     }
11. }
12.  

float was originally set to "= 10f", ran game, output "10"
change to the above, output "10"

the inspector is being set to 10, once done it overrides any changes to the value in the script in subsequent runs. So it'll work in the first play, after that it is as described by @phoda

 

there doesn't appear to be a way to reset a single field, it looks to be the entire component, or nothing

 

exactly. I just ask is there way to "detach" variable from inspector and assign it to change in script.

no idea how i didnt encounter this before
[!Inspector] function would be nice addition, Unity

 

how about a Variable-script that uses only private variables, but from inside that script passes all it's vars to the other scripts, where those are public (of course) and hidden in inspector.

The "variable-script" passes it's values to the other scripts with a bunch of get components inside start-function

 

I did something like that, I initalized public floats and then set their values in start function so now changing them in start function works. Thought about one script for variables but its really small game so no need

 

If you just don't need them to show in the inspector and you want to be able to change them from other scripts, good practice is:

Code (CSharp):

1. private float _MyInt = 10.0f;
2. public float MyInt
3. {
4.     get { return _MyInt; }
5.     set { _MyInt = value; }
6. }

Then you can access "MyInt" from any other script.

 

Comment out the line in question. Run in Unity. Uncomment the line.

 

Mark them as nonserialised. Unity will then ignore them.

 

As BoredMormon said, add [System.NonSerialized] to them.

 

Explanation is needed:

[HideInInspector] works exactly like a public variable, but you can't see it in the inspector. The value is still saved to file.
[NonSerialized] makes Unity not store any information about the variable. It will get the default value as the script object is constructed.

 

Wow i think this is it. But will be variable then saved for save/load as it is serializing variables and this one is nonserialized?

 

what

 

hahaha im sorry i thought it prevented [serializable] in class for that varaible but i realized, its stupid question sorry, but thanks for help

 

Thanks it works for me