Having a reference to only one variable.

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This might be a very confusing question, so i'll try to explain it well.

I have a game, where right now i am making it so that i can deposit pickaxes, axes, fishing rods and all kinds of things to gather resources automatically. So, in the "DepositTool" script i need to actually set the amount of tools i want to be in a certain place, which is where i have the problem. As i have tons of different tools, i want them to be set automatically. (What i mean by that is that i otherwise would need tons of switch case statements which would be really annoying after making more tools).
I know i also could make it an array, but that becomes really confusing because i have to refer to them as indexes not the actual name of the tool

Is there a way to either have an array where i refer to the objects as their actual names or a way to reference only a single variable to change it.

Here is my code if that helps public static ToolSlot pickaxe; public static ToolSlot axe; public static ToolSlot rod; public static ToolSlot net; public static ToolSlot pot; public static ToolSlot weapon;

The ToolSlot is just the tool and how many tools i have.

 void Set(int num){
         //PlayerStats.selectedtool.count = num;
     }

That selectedTool is the thing i'm going for, which is why it's commented out, because it does not exist.

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Answer by Lenny991 · Nov 23, 2021 at 10:42 AM

Hey, if anyone was looking for the answer,

 switch(tool.type){
             case Tool.toolType.pickaxe:
                 i = 0;
                 break;
             case Tool.toolType.axe:
                 i = 1;
                 break;
             case Tool.toolType.net:
                 i = 2;
                 break;
             case Tool.toolType.rod:
                 i = 3;
                 break;
             case Tool.toolType.pot:
                 i = 4;
                 break;
             case Tool.toolType.weapon:
                 i = 5;
                 break;
         }

that is as efficient as i can think to make it.
IF ANYONE HAS A BETTER SUGGESTION PLEASE TELL IT!!!

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Answer by comiljou · Nov 23, 2021 at 10:57 AM

 You probably just need to use dictionary something like

   private Dictionary<ToolType, int> _toolCount = new Dictionary<ToolType, int>();
     
     void SetToolCount(ToolType tool, int count) 
     {
        _toolCount[tool] = count;
     }

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Lenny991 · Nov 23, 2021 at 05:40 PM 0

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Haven't tested it yet, i have never heard of a dictionary before. This looks like what i'm looking for, thanks a ton :)

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