Making A Debug.Log depending on what GameObject is active

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Hi! Sorry, but I'm really new to coding and am having a problem with something that is probably really simple. I have several items in my scene that can be "added to my inventory" (in reality they're just being disabled because I haven't implemented an inventory yet). I want to be able to press a button and get a description of the last object I "picked up." I have set up some invisible game objects, and "picking up" certain objects will turn these objects on and off. Depending on which invisble object is active, the O key is supposed to do a different thing. My code looks like this:

 private void OnMouseDown()
 {
       if (gameObject.name == "SmallRock01")
       {
            gameObject.SetActive(false);
            RockDescription.SetActive(true);
            StatueDescription.SetActive(false);
            KeyDescription.SetActive(false);
       }

       if (RockDescription.activeSelf && Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.O))
       {
            Debug.Log("The description of the rock goes here")
       }

 }

I have the same code set up for a small statuette and a key (thats why there are also objects called StatueDescription and KeyDescription) but with the right ones being active or inactive. Visual Studio isn't giving me any errors, but when I press O after "collecting" one of the objects nothing happens. Once again, sorry if my code is messy, I'm a beginner, and thanks in advance for all of the answers!

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Answer by unity_ek98vnTRplGj8Q · Jul 23, 2020 at 04:40 PM

Try moving this code

 if (RockDescription.activeSelf && Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.O))
        {
             Debug.Log("The description of the rock goes here")
        }

out of the OnMouseDown() function and over to the Update() function so that it looks like this

 private void OnMouseDown()
  {
        if (gameObject.name == "SmallRock01")
        {
             gameObject.SetActive(false);
             RockDescription.SetActive(true);
             StatueDescription.SetActive(false);
             KeyDescription.SetActive(false);
        }       
  }
 
 private void Update(){
     if (RockDescription.activeSelf && Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.O))
        {
             Debug.Log("The description of the rock goes here")
        }
 }

The OnMouseDown function will only be called once on the frame that the mouse is clicked, but you are pressing the O key at some later time, so you need to continuously check for the O key every frame

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TerrarianAce · Jul 24, 2020 at 01:38 PM 0

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Thanks for this! Worked an absolute treat :)

Making A Debug.Log depending on what GameObject is active

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