Function structure question: static functions and smooth movement

Unity Engine
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Hi,

I’m just starting to code in Unity, so I’ll really appreciate your help with a code structure problem I have:

  • I have several objects, each with its own code, and they need to call the same ‘general’ functions, so I made these static.

  • The objects need to be moved (very simple x,z translation through a square grid). I want the movement to be smooth. The movement triggers when some of the conditions worked in the static functions come to be true.
    If I understood correctly, there are 2 way to generate such type of movement:

  • using the Update() function

  • using coroutines

  • If I use the Update function to generate the smooth movement, I cannot control the flow of events, and when exactly do the animation happen in relation to when the object is destroyed, for instance.

  • I cannot use coroutines to control the flow of events and the animations, since yield statments are not allowed in static functions.

So my question is:

  • how can I make a smooth movement of an object when some conditions are met inside a static function?
  • is there a way or some piece of advice to follow when using the Update function to better control the flow of events?

Thanks!

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I’d recommend using coroutines, and not static functions, but rather a singleton. For example, MoveObject.

–Eric

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Thanks, Eric, for the quick answer…the link is not available as of now, ‘technical difficulties, return later’, but as soon as I can I’ll have a look at it.