How do I get the index value of a Dropdown Selection?

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Hey guys! Total newbie here.

I want to call the index value of a dropdown selection, but I have no idea how to do that. Any thoughts?

Forgot to mention: Using C#.

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Try this out : public var MuzzleFlash : ParticleSystem; var GeneratedPosition; function Start(){ var x=0;var y=0;var z=0; x = Random.Range (0.1, 2.9); y = 10; z = Random.Range (0.1, 1.9); GeneratedPosition = new Vector3 (x, y, z); } function Update(){ if(Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0)) { Instantiate(MuzzleFlash, GeneratedPosition,Quaternion.identity); } }

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Solved it! Here’s my code, for anyone looking for an easy solution. Add a script with this code to the Dropdown GameObject and assign it and the specific function (“onHerkunftChoose” in my case) to the dropdown OnValueChanged!

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine.UI;

public class HerkunftDropDown : MonoBehaviour {



	// Use this for initialization
	void Start () {

	}
	
	// Update is called once per frame
	void Update () {
	
	}

	public void onHerkunftChoose () {



		int chosenInt = GameObject.Find ("HerkunftDropdownMenu").GetComponent<Dropdown>().value;
		print (chosenInt);
	}
}
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Just a question, what was your problem that you had? I want to see if i can use it to solve my own problem.

He needed the index element selected on a dropdown, his solution: int indexElement= GameObject.Find ("HerkunftDropdownMenu").GetComponent<Dropdown>().value;

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