I am scripting in javascript and don’t seem to be able to view the 2d arrays that I create in the inspector. Is there a way around to fix this?
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7to see 2d arrays in the inspector try this:
var array2d : MyArray[];
class MyArray{
var myArray : float[];
}
Keep in mind, if you make a tree structure using this, Unity will only serialize 7 levels deep before just giving up. So this works for simple 2 depth matrices or something, but deep trees won't work.
– OP_tossThank you, Wilaxxx. In JS all work great but when i try it in C# it won't show in inspector :( Any suggestion how to fix this, or it impossible?
– AtabekHehe just found it by my self. Here is c# example all You need to do is add [System.Serializable] before class declaration. [System.Serializable] public class MultiDimensionalInt { public int[] intArray; } Then you can build an array of it in your main class like this: public MultiDimensionalInt[] myIntArray;
– AtabekAnd the source of Atabeks answer: http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/53038/visializing-a-multidimensional-array.html
– developer_arniHey,
I stumbled in this same issue a month ago and after solving it, I have made a solution to this, now. I have made a grid view for a 2D array.
You can find it here: Unity3D - 2D Array In Inspector - YouTube
Its in c# though.
I wish you put the answer here as well. It will be more reliable for future as links may become broken over time. By the way, thanks for the solution.
– guneyozsanThanks for the video. I actually gave it a shot and found this thing, dunno if you already saw it, but I was able to make my 3D array visualization by following your video and using the SerializedProperty.getArraySize property to be able to use whatever size the original array has. i.e. > SerializedProperty data = property.FindPropertyRelative("rows"); for (int x = 0; x < data.arraySize; x++) { // do stuff for each member in the array EditorGUI.PropertyField(newPosition, data.GetArrayElementAtIndex(x), GUIContent.none); } Hope it helps somebody.
– z_orochiiSimple example, allows editing in Inspector non-debug mode:
[System.Serializable]
public struct NPCImgs
{
[SerializeField] public Sprite[] Img;
}
public NPCImgs[] CharSprites;
No, multidimansional arrays are not serialized by Unity and therefore can’t viewed in the inspector.
edit
The only way is to use an array of a serializable class / struct which contains another array. See this question for more details. I know there are a lot better examples around, but can’t find them at the moment.
Or you always can use a custom inspector. I find it annoying most of the time but if it helps ...
– Berenger@Berenger: Sure, but it won't serialize the array, so what's the point of showing it in the editor ;) Just to view the data?
– Bunny83exactly. So you can see if it works without using print messages, which I fing extremely cumbersome when using containers with more than 1 dimension. Also, you could edit it.
– ZarenityxHey guys,
If you want to use a 2d List of something like tiles for a Tile map, I wrote a fun solution that makes a wrapper around a 1d List and allows you to work with them as if they it were a 2d List with a minor change in notation for accessing elements.
Using my class, you can create a 2d map of tiles like this:
public Map map = new Map();
Add lists of tiles (rows) to the map like this:
map.Add(row);
Then get and set elements on the map like this:
Tile aTile = map[1,0];
map[2,3] = aTile;
Here’s the Map class:
Hello there,
I just came across this question today at work and solved it,
I made a GitHub for this: GitHub - Eldoir/Array2DEditor: Use 2-dimensional arrays in Unity's Inspector.
Hope you’ll like it 
If you want a matrix for Coordinates you can do it also like this :
public Vector2[] vectorName;
In inspector you can set the vector size and also can set x and y for each element inside vector;
Look up multidimensional arrays on this site. It's a known problem, and there exist many workable solutions.
– syclamoth