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.name = " " statement inside OnMouseDown.
Hi,
I would like to know (if possible) how to place various if statements inside OnMouseDown i.e.
OnMouseDown () {
if (gameObject.name="tube1") {
//move upwards
}
if (gameObject.name="tube2") {
//move downwards
}
}
Thanks in advance.
"=" is the assignment operator. "==" is the equality operator. So when comparing the name you need to use "=="...
if (gameObject.name == "tube1")
{
}
Otherwise, not completely sure what you're asking for.
Sorry that was a typo, I know the == sign but I can not assign separate objects within On$$anonymous$$ouseDown so within one function if I click on a blue box it moves it 10 up and if I click on a red box it moves it 10 to the right. i.e.
var BlueBox: GameObject;
var RedBox: GameObject;
On$$anonymous$$ouseDown () {
if (gameObject.name=="BlueBox") {
transform.position=Vector3(0,10,0); }
if (gameObject.name=="RedBox") {
transform.position=Vector3(10,0,0); }
}
Sorry again as I realise that is also kind of misleading. That script would be attached to my main character and would be able to control the boxes from there.
Basically what I am trying to achieve is a player trying to climb a ladder so that the script is attached to my main character and when he clicks on the rungs of the ladder he lerps upwards. (used a shorter script above for ease of reading/typing quickly)
EDIT: and using "if" statement in this way does not achieve this.
+thanks for the help.
Oh, I think I see. You want to do something different depending on which box is clicked? I would suggest adding a collider to the boxes, and in On$$anonymous$$ouseDown do a ray cast to deter$$anonymous$$e which box was clicked.
http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/13577/using-raycast-to-get-mouse-input.html
Ah! Why did I not think of this and have wasted hours trying to do it the other way. I Should have been using raycasts from the beginning. Cheers Dave.
In your case you should just make a public variable so you can assign the direction in the inspector:
// UnityScript
var direction : Vector3 = Vector3(10,0,0);
function OnMouseDown ()
{
transform.position += direction;
}
Just attach this to each of your boxes and set the direction the way you like in the inspector.
To be more flexible you could also add a Transform reference which will be moved. That way you can seperate the "trigger" from the affected object:
// UnityScript
var target : Transform;
var direction : Vector3 = Vector3(10,0,0);
function OnMouseDown ()
{
if (target == null)
target = transform; // if no target assigned, use the own transform
target.position += direction;
}
Hey thanks for the answer, another answer suggested raycasts and I realised that's what I should have been thinking about from the beginning. Thank you though. $$anonymous$$ike.
Actually, @Bunny83's answer is probably the better one. I didn't realize On$$anonymous$$ouseDown happened in response to clicking on a collider - thought it was just a normal "mouse was clicked" thing.
@ELBANDID0: Well, the On$$anonymous$$ouseXXXX events are also using a raycast ;) Unity automatically casts a ray at the mouse position and sends messages to the collider it hits. Note that GUIElements, which can't be hit by a raycast since they are gui objects, also produce those events when clicked / hovered. Also watch out, in the past Unity didn't send these events on mobile devices. However it seems they changed this behaviour but i wouldn't blindly trust on that ;)
Thanks for all the suggestions fellas. Currently I am sticking with the raycast method (probably because I am lazy and have already set it up) and it works fine for what I am trying to achieve. I will probably be implementing this method soon though.
Thanks for the help again.
Yes you can place multiple if statements in any function!
Also, and importantly, as above, you need to use == when comparing values You will get an error with that code and it won't compile because you are effectively assigning values instead of providing a condition check
