Method execution order after LoadLevel()?

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I'm a little confused about the order of execution when using "LoadLevel()" with an class using "DontDestroyOnLoad()".

I know that Awake() is always before OnEnable() or Start(), but it seems that I have to use "OnEnable()" after a level load to access objects in the scene because it won't find them in Awake().

Again, I only have this problem when using DontDestroyOnLoad().

Any help will be greatly appreciated! Stephane

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You probably want to try using start, as OnEnable is called when the object becomes active.

Here is the order:

Awake is called - this is called as soon as the object is in the scene Start is called - this is called when the object becomes active Update and FixedUpdate are called from then on

hope this helps!

-Aj

Thanks for your help SuperCheese. So if I understand correctly, Awake() is the first function called after using LoadLevel()? Or is Awake() called before LoadLevel()? If Awake() is called before the level loads, then it makes sense that I can't find my objects when looking them up in Awake(), as they don't exist yet.

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SuperCheese thanks a lot for your help! You are right about Awake() and Start() not being called again in a class using DontDestroyOnLoad(). Since I was doing all my caching either in Awake() or Start(), it never got ran again after a level load. By adding the same code to OnLevelWasLoaded(), it works like intended. Thanks again!

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