Assign variable to enum in other script (C#)

[Unislash]

Hello, I was wondering if it’s possible to assign a new variable to the enum of another script. Basically I have my game handler that has an enum for Item Type. I then want each item to belong to one of those types, indicated by selecting from an enum in the inspector of the item. I want this enum variable and the enum variable in the game handler to be the same. Here’s the code version of what I’m trying to do:

public class GameController : MonoBehaviour {
    public enum plantTypes {Squash,GroundVeggies,Trees};
    Start(){}
    Update(){}
    ...
}

public class Plant : MonoBehaviour {
 
    public enum plantTypes = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("GameController").GetComponent<GameController>().plantTypes ;
    Start(){}
    Update(){}
    ...
}

[Kryptos]

You can declare the enum outside a class declaration. This way it will be accessible in the whole assembly (all C# scripts).

// file "GameController.cs"
public enum PlantType
{
    Squash,
    GroundVeggie,
    Tree,

    nPlantTypeCount
}

public class GameController : MonoBehaviour
{
    // some code here
}

// file "Plant.cs"
public class Plant : MonoBehaviour
{
    PlantType plantType = PlantType.Tree;
}

[hathol]

Instead of trying to copy over the whole enum (not even sure if that’s possible), just access it directly.

public class Plant : MonoBehaviour
{
    GameController.plantTypes someVariable = GameController.plantTypes.Trees;
    Start() {}
}

[MadeThisName]

public PlantType typeOfPlant; // you were missing this line.
public enum PlantType
{
Squash,
GroundVeggie,
Tree,
}