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Unity Engine
1

I was switching between 2 GameObjects with a bool switch. Now I have 3 options. Whats the best way to select the one I want, Case Switch?

2

enum, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sbbt4032(v=vs.71).aspx and then a switch case would be the fastest and best implementation :slight_smile:

3

So I discovered I could manage as many game objects as I wanted by using gameObject.activeSelf easier that I could maintain a bool for just 2 of them. But not before exploring enums, and I know i’m missing something important. Here is where I was at…

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

	enum CameraType 
	{
		FirstPerson, 
		OrbitCamera,
		OverShoulder,
		DocumentCamera
	};
	

        public class MainGUI : MonoBehaviour 
        {

	public GameObject advancedPlayer;
        public GameObject kgfOrbitcam;	
	public GameObject shoulderCamera;
	public GameObject docCamera;

//a bunch of other stuff

	static GameObject ActiveCamera(CameraType cameraType)
	{
		switch (cameraType)
		{
		case CameraType.FirstPerson:
		{
			return advancedPlayer;
		}
		case CameraType.OrbitCamera:
		{
			return kgfOrbitcam;
		}
		case CameraType.OverShoulder:
		{
			return shoulderCamera;
		}
		case CameraType.DocumentCamera:
		{
			return docCamera;
		}	
		default:
		{
			return null;
		}
		}
	}
}

But i’m not seeing how I can use this to my advantage. The examples were too simple, they only showed the structure, not any practical use. I have a lot of heavy redundant code I believe I could clean up with enums, but i’m not sure how. Foe example, while I am experimenting I usually end up with something like this…

				if(GUILayout.Button ("First",GUILayout.Width(width/4)))
				{	
			
				advancedPlayer.SetActive(true);
				kgfOrbitcam.SetActive(false);				
				shoulderCamera.SetActive(false);
				docCamera.SetActive(false);
			
				controller.SetState("Freeze", false);
				camera.SetState("Freeze", false);			
				
				RestoreCam();
				}

times 4 buttons. well, you get the idea. Can you give me an example of how to use enums? Thanks.

4

why are you using 4 cameras?

5

You can use enums just like basic conditional statements and assignments.

eg - Js

CameraType = CameraType.FirstPerson; // I'm in a button

if(CameraType==CameraType.FirstPerson) {
 // Wash my car - lol
}

@ JamesLeeNZ - True dat.

@ Op - It would be much easier to just reposition the one cam with the enum.

6

Examples: [quote=“Jacksendary, post:2, topic: 506627, username:Jacksendary”]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sbbt4032(v=vs.71).aspx
[/quote]

Remember you can have a variable for your enum type, Just as Black mantis shows.

7

@JamesLeeNZ

http://www.topofsteel.com/Unity/JTCC-23_6-7-13-2_web.html

it’s a really rough build, my lightmaps and dynamic lighting are a mess. And I’m actually only using 3 cameras, I recycle the orbit cam for the 3rd person (shoulder). Right click for the menu.

@Black Mantis

I think i’m accomplishing exactly the same thing with…

advancedPlayer.SetActive(true);


if (advancedPlayer.activeSelf)
{
        //Wash my car - ;)
}

@jakckie0100

I do appreciate your original response! And looked through the Msdn examples, great if I was making a calendar or concerned about to long numbers :wink: I’m not clear how using enums would help me with better organizing my code. I don’t see how I could use them to simplify turning on and off game objects (in my case camera prefabs). Back to my original post about using a bool to control 2 cameras, can I use enums to simplify turning off the unwanted cameras and on the one I do want? I worked out a method where I pass it the name of the camera I want, select case returns the one I want. It consolidates the code, but I couldn’t apply enums in a way I thought bettered it. I am really just trying to learn.

Thank you!