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How can I serialize a private Array in JS?
Problem
I have a private Array in my java script code. How can I make sure Unity3D serialize it?
private var myArray : Array = [];
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See also
- Array documentation.
- @SerializeField documentation.
- @Serializable documentation.
- @NonSerialized documentation.
Remarks
- Unity doesn't serialize a List of Lists, nor an Array of Arrays.
- Unity doesn't serialize Dictionary.
- Unity doesn't serialize static fields.
- Unity doesn't serialize properties.
- If an object occur more than once in a collection, that object is serialized for each occurance of it (creating clones).
Best Answer
First, you'll need to use an array/collection with a type which can be serialized, and then add @SerializeField above it, i.e.
@SerializeField
private var myArray : Transform[];
or
@SerializeField
private var myList : List.<Transform>;
You can't use a basic javascript array because it's untyped - use either the builtin or List type for it. The latter will work very similar to Array (it has .Add etc)
