Unity 5 API issues!!?

So I am pretty confused about the API changes. I have scripts that are broken now, and I don't understand how to fix them. For example, the API script updater changes all my AddMixingTransform code. So I am getting a GefRef error that is non specific AKA does not tell me what line it is on. I check the scripting reference, and the it is still showing all of the old javascript syntax that I am used to....So how on earth am I supposed to learn the new syntax if the scripting reference is not updated and the automatic API updater thing is not working correctly! What am I missing here??

 

Can you post an example of the code with the problem and what the compiler error says?

 

If I keep my old syntax, it is giving me 25 errors of:

BCE0048: Type 'UnityEngine.Component' does not support slicing.
Which I am guessing are variable errors?

 

When I use the syntax that the API updater replaces, I get one error that does not point to a line that reads:
NullReferenceException: GetRef

New API Code:

 

Ahh yeah the API update changes are explained here:

http://blogs.unity3d.com/2014/06/23/unity5-api-changes-automatic-script-updating/

Unfortunately I'm not very familiar with Javascript and I'm not seeing what's wrong based on that error and your code.

 

I read that link and I am still pretty confused. Are those just a few random examples of the API changes? Thanks for your help by the way.

 

Yeah, I haven't seen an exhaustive list of the changes. Maybe in the 5.0 release notes?

 

SCRIPTING
Note: Many scripting changes should be handled automatically by our new API upgrade tool, seehttp://blogs.unity3d.com/2014/06/23/unity5-api-changes-automatic-script-updating/

• AddComponent(string) is removed. Use AddComponent() instead.
• Added generic version of Object.Instantiate (has been in the docs since 3.5 but not exposed in the API before).
• Application.RegisterLogCallback() and RegisterLogCallbackThreaded() have been deprecated and replaced by two new events Application.logMessageReceived and Application.logMessageReceivedThreaded. This allows for multiple subscribers.
• C# compiler defaults script encoding to UTF8.
• Deprecated Component.active property has been removed.
• GameObject.SampleAnimation() moved to AnimationClip.SampleObject().
• 'Metro' keyword was replaced to 'WSA' in most APIs, for ex., BuildTarget.MetroPlayer became BuildTarget.WSAPlayer, PlayerSettings.Metro became PlayerSettings.WSA. Defines in scripts like UNITY_METRO, UNITY_METRO_8_0, UNITY_METRO_8_1 are still there, but along them there are defines UNITY_WSA, UNITY_WSA_8_0, UNITY_WSA_8_1.
• ParticleSystem.safeCollisionEventSize changed to ParticleSystem.GetSafeCollisionEventSize().
• Removed quick property accessors, like .rigidBody, .rigidbody2D, .camera, .light, .animation, .constantForce, .renderer, .audio, .networkView, .guiTexture, .collider, .collider2D, .particleSystem, .particleEmitter, .guiText, .hingeJoint for modularization. Instead, use GetComponent to get references.
• Removed obsolete graphics APIs: Camera.mainCamera (use Camera.main), Camera.GetScreenWidth (use Screen.width), Camera.GetScreenHeight (use Screen.height), Camera.DoClear, Camera.isOrthoGraphic (use Camera.orthographic), Camera.orthoGraphicSize (use Camera.orthographicSize), Renderer.Render, Graphics.SetupVertexLights, obsolete Graphics.DrawMesh overloads (use DrawMeshNow), RenderTexture.SetBorderColor, Screen.GetResolution (use currentResolution), Mesh.uv1 (use uv2 instead), SkinnedMeshRenderer.skinNormals, LightmapData.lightmap (use lightmapFar instead).
• Removed SystemInfo properties deviceName, deviceVendor, deviceVersion and supportsVertexProgram. Use graphicsDeviceName, graphicsDeviceVendor, graphicsDeviceVersion instead. Vertex programs are always supported.
• TerrainData.physicMaterial changed to TerrainData.GetPhysicMaterial() and TerrainData.SetPhysicMaterial().

 

I'm still not sure why your code doesn't work though.

 

Thanks for posting it. I'll figure it out, probably an old error and now its called something different I'll mess with it.

 

Thats a great list very helpful.

 

JavaScript does generics differently to C#.

I believe you are looking for

GetComponent(Animation)["..."].

 

Thx a lot! I'm looking for the solution for quite a long time!