Creating a String Array from a text file,Creating a StringArray from a TextAsset

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1

Alright, so I have this text file containing a bunch of words separated by a new line.

I intend to drag and drop this text file into Unity inspector, and then store the words inside into a string array.

Here’s what I have done:

    public TextAsset asset;
    public static string[] wordList = asset.text.Split('

');

It’s giving me an error, which could be fixed by making TextAsset asset static. But then I won’t be able to access it through the Inspector.

Apologies if this is a really newbie question. Can’t seem to find a way out…

2

You are getting this error, because you are trying to assign value at the declaration of a static member variable ( wordList) by processing a non-static variable ( asset). That is, a compile-time operation (assignment to static field) run on a run-time specified variable.

Instead, just declare wordList without assigning it a value, then assign the words from asset in Awake() of a script, or if it is in a regular class, in the constructor of the class.

3

Sweet, got it well and working. Thanks a lot, especially the info about compile-time VS run-time.