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Compare two time strings?
So I have a timer code that counts up when starting a game. Then I convert the output of the timer to a highscore variable(string) after the game is finished. So if I start a new game, I want to check whether the new output of the timer is greater or lower than the highscore variable? Any suggestions?
Timer code:
public Text counterText;
public float seconds, minutes, startTime;
// Initialization
void Start()
{
counterText = GetComponent<Text>() as Text;
startTime = Time.time;
}
// Update once per frame
void Update()
{
minutes = (Time.time - startTime) / 60f;
seconds = (Time.time - startTime) % 60f;
counterText.text = string.Format("{0:00}:{1:00}", minutes, seconds);
}
and the timer stops when it reaches the finish line(trigger)
public GameObject successfulCanvas;
public Text score;
string finalScore = "None";
private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D collision)
{
if (collision.CompareTag("Player"))
{
Time.timeScale = 0;
successfulCanvas.SetActive(true);
if(score.text >= finalScore) //help here
finalScore = score.text; //ignore
}
}
public Text counterText;
private float seconds, minutes, startTime;
public float TimeElapsed
{
return Time.time - startTime;
}
// Initialization
void Start()
{
counterText = GetComponent<Text>() as Text;
startTime = Time.time;
}
// Update once per frame
void Update()
{
minutes = TimeElapsed / 60f;
seconds = TimeElapsed % 60f;
counterText.text = string.Format("{0:00}:{1:00}", minutes, seconds);
}
public GameObject successfulCanvas;
// Drag & drop the gameObject holding the `Time` script
// (supposing your 1st script is called Timer)
public Timer Timer;
float highScore;
private void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D collision)
{
if (collision.CompareTag("Player"))
{
Time.timeScale = 0;
successfulCanvas.SetActive(true);
if(Timer.TimeElapsed >= highScore)
highScore = Timer.TimeElapsed;
}
}
I cannot use a method to conduct mathematical operations with float. TimeElapsed is causing this.
I don't really understand what exact problem you are facing. I couldn't you use float comparison?
The easiest solution is to use int.Parse (or Tryparse.) to convert you score string to int again
int _score = int.Parse(score.text);
