Create variable with name based on gameObject.name

Unity Engine
1

I have lots of objects with a script attached, and I want each instance of the script to create a static variable based on the name of the gameObject it’s attached to and the variable to contain the coordinates of the object. Can this be done in a simple way?

Also, is it possible to check from another script whether a variable of name X exists and if so, read the coordinates from it?

Noob question perhaps, but I can’t find an answer by searching.

Any help appreciated!

Edit: I’m using JavaScript.

2

i don’t understand why you are not simply using a public variable that has the same name on all objects

3

Hi dbp.

Because I need to access the variable from another script attached to another gameobject. Maybe I’m missing something, I’m still pretty new at this

4

Look at the sections ‘Accessing other Components’ and ‘Accessing other Game objects’ on the front page of the scripting documentation.

5

i’m guessing your problem is that you don’t have a reference to the gameObject in the other gameObject’s script, right?

6

I actually solved it in a more elegant way than the one I had in mind when I posted this. (And yes, I found the solution in “Accessing other game objects”, note to self: always check the front page of the scripting reference before posting stupid questions.) Thanks for your patience. :slight_smile:

7

Just for people stopping by, the solution he found was likely something like:

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class MySpecialObject : MonoBehaviour
{
	void Start ()
	{
		MySpecialObject[] objects = (MySpecialObject[])FindObjectsOfType (typeof (MySpecialObject));
		MySpecialObject closest = this;
		float minDistance = Mathf.infinity;

		foreach (MySpecialObject currentObject in objects)
		{
			float distance = (camera.main.transform.position - currentObject.transform.position).magnitude;
			if (minDistance > distance)
			{
				minDistance = distance;
				closest = currentObject;
			}
		}

		Debug.Log (closest.gameObject.name + " is the special object closest to the main camera - with a distance of only " + minDistance);
	}
}