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Question RectTransform localPostion.y returns global position???

Discussion in 'UGUI & TextMesh Pro' started by Gordon_G, Aug 20, 2022.

  1. Gordon_G

    Gordon_G

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    In Unity 2021 LTS, why in the world am getting the global position of a UI object when I access its rectTransform.localPostion.y?

    In the inspector I see the local y position of a RectTransform
    upload_2022-8-19_23-8-33.png
    But when I turn on debug mode, y shows the global position, which is the value returned by localPostion.y:
    upload_2022-8-19_23-11-21.png

    What is going on with that?
     

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    Gordon_G, Aug 20, 2022
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  2. spiney199

    spiney199

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    Wrong sub forum. This is the sub forum for the new UI toolkit, not the old uGUI.

    In any case, local position != the editor friendly values displayed by the rect transform.

    Local position is a property of Transform, of which RectTransform inherits from. You would want to use probably anchored position or the other rect transform specific values: https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/RectTransform.html
     
    spiney199, Aug 22, 2022
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