Using Mathf.Lerp

Questions & Answers
1

I honestly have no idea how Mathf.Lerp works, when I use it, instead of ‘smoothing out’ the object’s position or number, it INSTANTLY jumps from one value to another based on the last digit; time. I have two examples in my code where the Mathf.Lerp instantly jumps from one digit to another instead of smoothing it out…Can someone please explain to me how it works and if it is suppose to do this?

//EXAMPLE 1
	if(Input.GetButton("Fire2")&&!isZooming&&allowZoom){
		isZooming=true;
		currentZoomDistance=zoomDistance;	
		currentZoomDistance=Mathf.Lerp(60,currenZoomDistance,Time.deltaTime*zoomInSmooth); //MATHF LERP!
		playerCameraComponent.fieldOfView=zoomDistance;
	}


//EXAMPLE 2
		else{
			isProning=false;
			Crouch();
			playerCameraObject.transform.position.y=Mathf.Lerp(playerCameraObject.transform.position.y,playerCameraObject.transform.position.y+controllerCrouchHeight+controllerProneHeight,Time.deltaTime*smooth);//MATHF LERP!
2

It’s just a very basic math function that returns a value immediately like all other math functions. The value returned is between the first and second parameters, based on the percentage in the third parameter. It doesn’t smooth anything out or do stuff over a period of time.