How can I reach to a variable by dinamically created name

Unity Engine
1

Hi all,
I think this is what they say reflection.
Lets say I have 3 variables
GameObject Object1;
GameObject Object2;
GameObject Object3;
I want to get position of 3 objects randomly
how can I say something like this

MyVariable.name(“Object”+UnityEngine.Random.Range(1,4)).transform.position

2 
GameObject Mekan = this.GetType().GetField("Mekan" + UnityEngine.Random.Range(1, 6).ToString()).GetValue(this) as GameObject;
3

You’ve solved this with reflection, but that is a pretty poor solution here. It will not be very performant, and as you can see, the code is a mess.

The better option, whenever you find yourself with variables that have “numbered” names, is to simply use an array:

public GameObject[] myObjects;

void Start() {
  GameObject randomObject = myObjects[Random.Range(0, myObjects.Length)];
  Vector3 position = randomObject.transform.position;
}
4

I searched and found my solution to get rid of arrays. That is why I like reflection.

5

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