Combining gameObject and enum

Unity Engine
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Hello, I created a script that contains enum. The problem is that I want it to be associated with objects, for example: there is a value in enum called TNT and I also have a prefab called that so how can I get the prefab by the enum? Is it too much to do it manually there are hundreds of values there is an automatic way?

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Dictionaries might serve you better. I’m assuming you are spawning said prefabs you are trying to associate with enums.

//your variables
Dictionary<string, GameObject> gameObjectDic;

//populating dictionary
gameObjectDic.Add("TNT", /*your prefab here*/);

//example spawn using string tag
GameObject spawnedGO = Instantiate(gameObjectDic["TNT"]);

You can concievably make a dicitonary like so to use your existing enums as the key instead of a string

enum myEnum{ TNT, ... }

Dictionary<myEnum, GameObject> gameObjectDic;

Dictionaries have no in-editor representation in the inspector, so you either have to populate this purely in script, or create your own in-editor representation with editor scripting, assuming you need it to appear in inspector.

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tanks!