identifying the index of a gameobject in an array

Hi there!

Sorry to hear you're having trouble. There are quite a few different ways to handle this, but I'll try to give you the easiest.

Lets create an X and O Manager that holds the array. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Create a new gameObject and name it "Manager"

2. Create a new script called "TicTacToe_Manager" and attach it to the gameObject.

3. Create a tag called "XO"

4. Click each of your X or O gameObjects (or their prefabs) and tag them with "XO" tag.

5. Double click the script and put something like this in it.

     //This is the top of the script underneath the class name
        public GameObject[] myArray; //We make the array public so that we can reference it from other scripts.
        
        
        void Start(){
        myArray = GameObject.FindGameObjectsWithTag("XO");
        //For each of the gameObjects with the tag "XO" in the scene, add it to the array.
        }
        
   
   
   

Next,

1. Create a script called "TicTacToe_Object"

2. Attach it to each of your X or O objects (or the object prefab).

3. Double click the script and type in the script below:

     //Top of script underneath class name:
        
        TicTacToe_Manager XO_Manager;
        
        void Start(){
        XO_Manager = GameObject.Find("Manager").GetComponent<TicTacToe_Manager>();
        }
        
        void OnMouseDown(){
        //if this object is clicked by the mouse...
        for(int i = 0;i<XO_Manager.myArray.Length;i++){ //for each object in the array..
             if(XO_Manager.myArray[i].transform == transform)[ //if that array object's transform is also *this* transform...
                       Debug.Log("You just clicked the object with the Index of " + i.ToString(); //Send a message to the console with the ID we just clicked.
                  }
             }
        }
   
   
   

Good luck! And let me know if you have any questions.