Static vs. NonStatic

Unity Engine
1

I’ve had this error before back in my Java days, but I can’t remember how to fix it. I’m getting a variable from another script, calling every frame like so:

static var currentWeapon = 1;
function Update()
{
	currentWeapon = Player.GetCurrentWeapon();
	
}

and in the Player script

static var currentWeapon : int = 1;
function GetCurrentWeapon()
{
	return currentWeapon;
	
}

Which throws:

Assets/UnityShooterEngine_1_6-1_WORKS/Assets/Scripts/Player/SwitchWeapons.js(11,42): BCE0020: An instance of type ‘BrennonFPSPlayer’ is required to access non static member ‘GetCurrentWeapon’.

Of course, I know what static is and means, so no need to trouble yourself with explaining the basics. :slight_smile:

2

Your function needs to be static if you want to refer to it that way.

–Eric