Mathf Lerp?

Unity Engine
1

I’m trying to work on a script for switching shoulders using Mathf lerping. Here’s what I’ve done so far…

var left : int = -0.75; //determines amount of zoom capable. Larger number means further zoomed in
var right : int = 0.75; //determines the default view of the camera when not zoomed in
var smooth : float = 5; //smooth determines speed of transition between zoomed in and default state
private var zoomedIn = false; //boolean that determines whether we are in zoomed in state or not
function Update () {
if(Input.GetButtonDown("Switch Shoulders")){        //This function toggles zoom capabilities with the Z key. If it's zoomed in, it will zoom out
zoomedIn = !zoomedIn;
}
if(zoomedIn == true){    //If "zoomedIn" is true, then it will not zoom in, but if it's false (not zoomed in) then it will zoom in.
MouseOrbitOTS.xOffset = Mathf.Lerp(MouseOrbitOTS.xOffset,left,Time.deltaTime*smooth);
}
else{
MouseOrbitOTS.xOffset = Mathf.Lerp(MouseOrbitOTS.xOffset,right,Time.deltaTime*smooth);
    }
}

My problem is, I get these errors that I don’t know how to fix…

Assets/SwitchShoulders1.js(14,15): BCE0020: An instance of type ‘MouseOrbitOTS’ is required to access non static member ‘xOffset’.
Assets/SwitchShoulders1.js(14,50): BCE0020: An instance of type ‘MouseOrbitOTS’ is required to access non static member ‘xOffset’.
Assets/SwitchShoulders1.js(18,15): BCE0020: An instance of type ‘MouseOrbitOTS’ is required to access non static member ‘xOffset’.
Assets/SwitchShoulders1.js(18,50): BCE0020: An instance of type ‘MouseOrbitOTS’ is required to access non static member ‘xOffset’.

I know it involves making a static variable, but I’m not sure how to do that. Could someone just add the variable to the code. Thanks!

2

It likely doesn’t involve making a static variable, it likely involves having an actual object instantiated so that you can utilize the instance variables. I have no idea what MouseOrbitOTS is, but if it’s a component on the same GameObject, then just use GetComponent() to grab that instance, and then call offsetX/Y on that instead.

3

Don’t make static variables, use GetComponent.

–Eric

4

Quite the opposite. You should read the error message more carefully. You are trying to access the xOffset member in the MouseOrbitOTS type, which is not a static member. So to access it, you need an actual instance of that class. But in your case, you are accessing it via the class directly, as a static member, which just doesn’t work.

Also, the error doesn’t really have anything to do with Mathf.Lerp() - the thread’s title is a bit misleading.