C# Dictionary Init

Questions & Answers
1

As a new programmer I was curious if there was a nicer/better/more efficient e.t.c. way to achieve this same end?

public class Attributes_Base : MonoBehaviour {

	[SerializeField]
	private Dictionary<RPG.Attribute, int> attributes = new Dictionary<RPG.Attribute, int>();

	protected virtual void Start() {
		attributes.Add(RPG.Attribute.Constitution, 10);
		attributes.Add(RPG.Attribute.Strength, 10);
		attributes.Add(RPG.Attribute.Endurance, 10);
		attributes.Add(RPG.Attribute.Dexterity, 10);
		attributes.Add(RPG.Attribute.Agility, 10);
		attributes.Add(RPG.Attribute.Knowledge, 10);
		attributes.Add(RPG.Attribute.Charisma, 10);
		attributes.Add(RPG.Attribute.Luck, 10);
	}

	public void SetAttributeValue(RPG.Attribute attribute, int value) {
		attributes[attribute] = value;
	}

	public void AdjustAttributeValue(RPG.Attribute attribute, int value) {
		attributes[attribute] += value;
	}

	public int GetAttributeValue(RPG.Attribute attribue) {
		return attributes[attribue];
	}
}
2

You can make your code marginally less verbose by initialising and populating the Dictionary at the same time, using this syntax:

private Dictionary<RPG.Attribute, int> attributes;

protected virtual void Start() {

  attributes = new Dictionary<RPG.Attribute, int>() {
    {RPG.Attribute.Constitution, 10},
    {RPG.Attribute.Strength, 10},
    {RPG.Attribute.Endurance, 10},
    {RPG.Attribute.Dexterity, 10},
    {RPG.Attribute.Agility, 10},
    {RPG.Attribute.Knowledge, 10},
    {RPG.Attribute.Charisma, 10},
    {RPG.Attribute.Luck, 10},
  };
3

im new with this engine,but i know c# … so use ALWAYS Gernerics, the non gernirc versions have alwasy lower performance…(packing and unpacking cost performance)

What u write looks like Java,becase there u have to write getter and setter funktions, IN C# are accesors implemnted,(thats the better option).Im a bit confuised that noone rely use this in unity.

so how does this look like ?

int AttributeValue {
    set{
         if (value < 0) return;
         attributs[AttributValue] = value;
    }
    get {
         return attributs[AttributValue];
    }
}

for example it can look lie this…

Now u can acces thefield with object.AttributValue = NewValue for example

get & set accesors are like funktions,so u can implement more stuff then me