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Question by Gamer2470 · Mar 03, 2012 at 11:09 AM · variableswords

words for a variable definition

is there a possible way to define variables as words instead of boolean, objects, numbers, etc.

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avatar image Kleptomaniac · Mar 11, 2012 at 01:07 AM 2
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Yes, it is indeed possible.

In $$anonymous$$onodevelop or your preferred scripting program, simply type in what you would like a variable to do and the compiler will interpret this for you. For example, you could write this:

 I would like my variable to increase every second frame, and to change from true to false whenever I come into contact with collider with tag "foo". Oh, and I would also love it if it could specify my object with the name "foobar" and move it to my player's transform.position. If you could do all that compiler and name my variable "bar", then I'd be super happy.

I think that should work, if not then I think the only way you can typecast is by actually typecasting per se.

Hope this helps, $$anonymous$$lep

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Answer by Meltdown · Mar 03, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Yes, you can use something called an enumeration...

i.e

 public enum PowerUps { HealthPowerUp, SpeedPowerUp, JumpBooster };
 
 if (pickupType == PowerUps.HealthPowerUp)
             health += 20;
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avatar image Gamer2470 · Mar 10, 2012 at 11:55 PM 0
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that is not what i ment >:|

avatar image Eric5h5 · Mar 11, 2012 at 01:11 AM 1
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@Gamer2470: then maybe you should be more clear when writing your question. Because right now it doesn't really make any sense.

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