Unity 5.5 - Can ParticleSystem startLifetime but cannot read it

I use to use this code:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. ParticleSystem m_System = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();
3. m_System.startLifetime = startValue; //Write
4. float read = m_System.startLifetime; //Read
5.  

But after updating to Unity 5.5, Unity deprecated startLifetime.

I now have to do:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. ParticleSystem m_System = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();
3. ParticleSystem.MainModule main = m_System.main;
4. main.startLifetime = startValue; //Write
5.  

The problem is that I can't read main.startLifetime.
I can't do this:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. float read = main.startLifetime; //Read
3.  

I get the error:

Cannot implicitly convert type 'UnityEngine.ParticleSystem.MinMaxCurve' to 'float'

What's the equivalent of reading ParticleSystem.startLifetime as a float?
What's the equivalent of reading ParticleSystem.startSize as a float?

I also used to have another Particle code that looks like this:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. ParticleSystem.startSize *= myMultiplier
3.  

I noticed

Code (csharp):

1. startLifetimeMultiplier

in

Code (csharp):

1. ParticleSystem.MainModule

.

How should I translate this? Thanks.

 

Oops. Title is supposed to be "Can set ParticleSystem startLifetime but cannot read it"

 

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ParticleSystem.MinMaxCurve.html
It seems like you want to read the constant value - but it would depend on what type of curve it is.

 

Thanks for your reply. How about the rest of the question? ParticleSystem.startSize*= myMultiplier.....?

 

Documentation is your friend
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ParticleSystem.MainModule-startSize.html
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ParticleSystem-main.html