[Solved] How to change the Clip in an AudioSource? C#

Unity Engine
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Im trying to pick a random sound picked from an array, then make the AudioSource become that sound. I cant figure out what Im doing wrong D;

Script: (C#)

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class randomSound : MonoBehaviour {

    public AudioClip[] ricochet; // The array controlling the sounds
    public int rayMax; // The max amount of Sounds there are
    public int pickedSound; // The sound is choose to play
    // Use this for initialization
    void Start () {
        pickedSound = Random.Range(0, rayMax); // Grab a random sound out of the max
        gameObject.GetComponent<AudioSource>.clip = ricochet[pickedSound]; // Tell the AudioSource to become that sound
    }
   
    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update () {
   
    }
}

ERROR:

Assets/Game/FX/randomSound.cs(12,28): error CS0119: Expression denotes a method group', where a variable’, value' or type’ was expected

2

You forgot the () in the GetComponent call.

gameObject.GetComponent<AudioSource> ().clip = ricochet[pickedSound];
3

Glad to see your still on the Forums Daniel, can’t say how many times you have helped me :smile:

It works now but it no longer plays a sound?
It picks a random sound, but that sound never actually plays. Its set to play on awake too.

4

Any ideas?

5

Play on awake would play… on awake. Awake is called before Start, so you’ll need to manually call the Play method.

AudioSource source = gameObject.GetComponent<AudioSource> ();
source.clip = rocochet[pickedSound];
source.Play ();
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Thx