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Difficulty Accessing Static Variable
I have declared a static string in one script component of a gameobject, and am trying to access it in a script component of another game object. The static string is declared here:
public class PlayerStatus : MonoBehaviour
{
public static string mainStatus = "1";
}
In the other script, I attempt to print the string to console and eventually use the string in some methods.
public class Player : MonoBehaviour
{
GameObject statusContainer;
string currentStatus;
void Start()
{
statusContainer = GameObject.Find("StatusContainer");
currentStatus = statusContainer.GetComponent<PlayerStatus>().mainStatus;
print(currentStatus);
}
}
The script as such gives the error:
"Static member `PlayerStatus.mainStatus' cannot be accessed with an instance reference, qualify it with a type name instead"
I've tried putting the script containing the static string into the Standard Assets folder to make sure it gets compiled first, so that's not a problem.
A static string does not exist on a class instance. In this case you have a PlayerStatus class instance on statusContainer.
To access mainStatus.. you would do something like this..
currentStatus = PlayerStatus.mainStatus;
But that won't work for your case, as it seems you want the value of mainStatus on a specific PlayerStatus gameObject instance.
So simply change your declaration to
public string mainStatus = "1";
I'd also suggest reading up on code formatting best practices. Public variables are usually in Capitals.
So
public string MainStatus = "1";
