how do i refer to the animation in the shooting script?

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1

hi guys, i need your help, i am doing a little platform 2d game .I am a beginner and i am trying to refer to the shooting animation, in the script to shoot. if you can help me … Thanks !!

{

public Transform firePoint;
public GameObject bulletPrefab;

public float bulletForce = 20f;

private bool IsShooting;


private Animator anim;

void Start()
{
    anim = GetComponent<Animator>();
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
    if (Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1"))
    {
        Shoot();
    }
       


void Shoot()
{
    isShooting = true;
    GameObject bullet = Instantiate(bulletPrefab, firePoint.position, firePoint.rotation);
    Rigidbody2D rb = bullet.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
    rb.AddForce(firePoint.right * bulletForce, ForceMode2D.Impulse);
}
private void UpdateAnimations()
{
    anim.SetBool("IsShooting", IsShooting);
}

}

2

also I tried to do this :

{

public Transform firePoint;
public GameObject bulletPrefab;

public float bulletForce = 20f;

private bool IsShooting;
public bool isShooting;

private Animator anim;

void Start()
{
    anim = GetComponent<Animator>();
    isShooting = false;
}

// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
    if (Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1"))
    {
        Shoot();
        isShooting = true;
    }
    UpdateAnimations();
    if (isShooting = true)
    {
        IsShooting = true;
    }
    else if (isShooting = false)
    {
        IsShooting = false;   
    }
}

void Shoot()
{
    isShooting = true;
    GameObject bullet = Instantiate(bulletPrefab, firePoint.position, firePoint.rotation);
    Rigidbody2D rb = bullet.GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
    rb.AddForce(firePoint.right * bulletForce, ForceMode2D.Impulse);
}
private void UpdateAnimations()
{
    anim.SetBool("IsShooting", IsShooting);
}

}

but once i shot , the shooting animation will not stop running

3

Your IsShooting variable is never set back to false, as your if statements are a bit flawed and will always keep the variable the same. But also it seems like what you’re trying to do would work better with an animation trigger rather than a boolean. Try changing the parameter in the animator to be a trigger instead, and in your Update method:

if (Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1"))
{
    Shoot();
    anim.SetTrigger("IsShooting");
}