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How do I reset a script's values at run time to what they were at start?
I've looked all over but I haven't found an answer. Say I have an array called MyPrefabs:
public GameObject[] MyPrefabs;
I add the prefabs I want to the array in the inspector. Let's say I have a Cube object with a CubeScript attached. CubeScript has a speed variable which's default is 5.
public class CubeScript
{
public int Speed = 5;
}
I save the Cube with the CubeScript attached to a prefab and assign the prefab to the MyPrefabs Array.
I then decide that I want to modify that value.
MyPrefabs[0].GetComponent<CubeScript>().Speed = 10;
So now let's say I want the default value again. How would I go about doing that? Obviously I could store the Speed variable in a separate variable, but that wouldn't really be feasible when I have multiple Prefabs each having multiple variables. I thought about copying the MyPrefabs array at Start to an Array called, say, MyPrefabsDefault then assigning MyPrefabs to the MyPrefabsDefault when I wanted to reset it to it's original values, but I'm not sure how that would work or if it's the best way.
// Inspector variables
public float speed = 5;
public float defSpeed;
public void Start()
{
defSpeed = speed;
}
public void ChangeSpeed()
{
// change the speed variable somehow...
}
public void ResetSpeed()
{
speed = defSpeed;
}
Instead of having duplicate variables; one for the actual value and one for the default, just use the Reset function. Set the default values manually inside. Reset is called when the reset-button (appears when right clicking on the Component name) is pressed or when the component is added for the first time. It is just a normal function, so nothing stops you from calling it yourself when you need to reset your values.
public int speed;
void Reset(){
speed = 5;
}
You forgot one aspect: The speed may not be initialized with 5 in the inspector, but maybe with say 7. Now, he wants to reset this value he needs some sort of backup variable that stored this "inspector set value".
in your cubescript you could add another int for old speed so each prefab will save the old value for it self. i don't think there is away to avoid saving values for later use other then store them in variables.
Thanks for the answer. I don't think that making a duplicate variable for each single variable in every single class would be reasonable though. I hope there's another way.
You can just assign default values in start() and call start() again when you want to reset to those values.
