Passing values to a different file in JavaScript

Questions & Answers
1

Hi.

I have 2 Java script files where i need to pass a value from one file to another. These are my extacted of my 2 files:

CharacterSelector.js

selected = 0

CharacterOne.js

if(selected = 0) {
fireMode = "enabled";
}

I need to pass "selected = 0" from characterSelector.js to CharacterOne.js, I have tried using:

selected = GetComponent(CharactorSelected).selected;

but it does not work.. Any kind soul be able to help?

2

First you need to find the object that contains the other script, you can use find for this. Then you can either use GetComponent or SendMessage like so:

other = GameObject.Find("CharacterOneGO");

other.SendMessage("SetFireMode","enabled"); // assuming you have a method called SetFireMode

or

other.GetComponent(CharacterOne).fireMode = "enabled";

or

other.GetComponent(CharacterOne).selected = 0;

P.S. it's better to use boolean values instead of strings if you simply need an on/off value

3

I think it can be done in more easy way simply declaring Global variable.
CharacterSelector.js

static var selected: int=0;

CharacterOne.js

var mySelection;

function Update()
{
     mySelection=CharacterSelector.selected;
     if(selected = 0) {
       fireMode = "enabled";
     } 
 }

See details more about this in http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/index.Member_Variables_26_Global_Variables.html