How do you instatiate a prefab from a string array?

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1

I’ve instantiated prefabs from lists many times, but I’d like to know how to do it with an array.
The array is string and the prefab is a group of text items with a script containing game objects.

public class VehicleIndexScript : MonoBehaviour 
{
	public GameObject ID;
	public GameObject Make;
	public GameObject Model;
	public GameObject Year;
	public GameObject Mileage;

	public void DisplayVehicles(string id, string make, string model, string year,  string mileage) 
	{
		this.ID.GetComponent<Text>().text=id;
		this.Make.GetComponent<Text>().text=make;
		this.Model.GetComponent<Text>().text=model;
		this.Year.GetComponent<Text>().text=year;
		this.Mileage.GetComponent<Text>().text=mileage;
	}

}

Normally, I’d run through the list, make temp variables, then display them as follows:

for(int i = 0; i< List.Count; i++)
		{
			GameObject brObj = Instantiate(BrakePrefab);
			Brakes tmpBrake = BrakeList*;*

  •  	DateTime ServiceDate = tmpBrake.ServiceDate;*

  •  	brObj.GetComponent<BrakesScript>().DisplayBrakes("ID:" +ID, "Date of Service: " +ServiceDate, "Service Location: " +tmpBrake.Location,* 

  •  	                                                 									"Mileage: " +tmpBrake.Mileage,  "Labor: " +tmpBrake.Labor,  "Brake Brand: " +tmpBrake.BrakeBrand,* 

  •  	                                                 									"Brake Price: " +tmpBrake.BrakePrice,  "Which Wheels: " +tmpBrake.BrakeWheels,* 

  •  	                                                 									"Brake Purchase Location: " + tmpBrake.BrakePurchaseLocation, "Brake Notes: " +tmpBrake.BrakeNotes);*

  •  	brObj.transform.SetParent(BrakeDisplayparent);* 

  •  }*

This data is coming from a WWW call, so rather than trying to convert it, I want to try to keep it as an array, unless someone knows a way to take that information and put it into a class list.
Thanks!

2

It’s quite similar to list, although it’s important to know that arrays and lists are different.

To go through an array you can also use for loop.

 for (int i = 0; i < someArray.Length; i++)
{
     var item = someArray*;*

Instantiate(item, transform);
}
Let’s say that we have a prefab called Car and then we have a script (class) called Car on the prefab.
The car prefab would have properties.
Example:
public class Car : MonoBehaviour {

public string Name { get; set; }
public string Brand { get; set; }
public int MaxSpeed { get; set; }
public double Price { get; set; }

}
void SpawnCar()
{
var carPrefab = Resources.Load(“Prefabs/carPrefab”) as Car;
var bmw = Instantiate(carPrefab, transform);
bmw.Brand = “Bmw”; // here you would your string
bmw.MaxSpeed = 160; // and other values
bmw.Name = “Rose”;
bmw.Price = 29.999;
}