getting a tag name by a variable

Unity Engine
1

I am trying to have a token stop when it hits a certain tag, and the tags name is a number. There is a variable that holds the number that it will stop, which corresponds to the tag name.

If your confused right now, here is the script:

var playerposition = 0;

function OnTriggerEnter( stoper : Collider ){
  if(stoper.gameObject.tag == playerposition){
     move1 = false;
   }
}

The part that I’m confused about is the .tag == playerposition.

2

A tag is a string, so you seem to be trying to compare a string with an integer. Your “playerposition” variable should also be a string.

–Eric

3

Ok, I probably should have said this before…

I have a dice, and when the dice is rolled, it takes THAT number, and adds it to the playerposition variable. So is there a way to take the number and convert it to a string?

4

ToString()

–Eric

5

I dont think this works. I placed in the code as:

playerposition.ToString();

and it did not work. Is there something wrong with the syntax, or is there a different way?

6

I’m not sure where you put that code. It should be something like

if (stoper.gameObject.tag == playerposition.ToString()) {

–Eric

7

Thank you!!! This works like a charm :slight_smile: