comparing enum from a class in an editor script doesn't work

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1

Hi,

Got a twisted problem, but hopefully solvable.

I am building a custom interface editor. In there, I want to display only the necessary fields, so I need to check values to know what to show and in which case. The problem is that the target value is an enum taken from a class in another script, and it doesn't let me do comparison with it.

in a script I have:

enum AxisList {xAxis,yAxis,zAxis}

class jf_pivotDrive {
/* 
I Use this class to hold the enum because I can't seem
to be able to access the enum from the reference of the component attached
to a RB 
*/
static var AxisList: AxisList;

}

in the script target ( linked to the editor)

public var whichAxis = jf_pivotDrive.AxisList.xAxis;

and finally in the editor script

if ( target.whichAxis == jf_pivotDrive.AxisList.xAxis)

I get the following error:

The name 'jf_pivotDrive.AxisList' does not denote a valid type. Did you mean '.AxisList' ?

What should I do to have this work? should I define the class hoding the enum somewhere else without breaking other script using it? Is namespace should be involved if possible?

I know I could get away with this by simply using a string all the way instead of enum, but I am here to learn, and enum if a powerfull, trouble free feature and convenient gui component. Any advice or tips welcome.

thanks,

Jean

2

Enums are project-wide; don't try to refer to specific scripts. i.e., not jf_pivotDrive.AxisList, just AxisList. Although enums defined in editor scripts are not available in regular scripts (but vice versa is true...enums defined in regular scripts are available in editor scripts).

3

ok, Eric5h5 is right (thanks again) and it got rid of the error I mentionned.

Tho, it did not solved all my issues, so for the completness of the example given I post here what worked for me, yet I think it can be improved but I haven't found how.

if you use

 if ( target.whichAxis == AxisList.xAxis )

then it throws a new error

Operator '==' cannot be used with a left hand side of type 'System.Object' and a right hand side of type 'AxisList'.

and I could not cast it directly in the comparison line, so I used a temp variable for it and it works

 var temp: AxisList = target.whichAxis;
 if ( temp == AxisList.xAxis )

That works but I am sure it could be done in the same line for purist.

Jean