How do i properly use Application.platform ?

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working on a little mobile game.. and i want to be able to use my desktop keyboard while also being able to use my joystick without creating separate methods? this code below isnt working right. the UNITY_STANDALONE_WIN is grayed out. whats the best way to do this?

         Vector2 move = Vector2.zero;
         float MoveJoy = variableJoystick.Horizontal;
 
 #if UNITY_IOS
 
         move.x = MoveJoy;
 
 #endif
 
 #if UNITY_STANDALONE_WIN
 
         move.x = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
 
 #endif

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Answer by cdauphin · Feb 12, 2020 at 02:22 PM

In Unity, try to change the build target from iOS to Standalone Windows and you'll se the greyed (deactivated) part of the code being activated.

 #if UNITY_STANDALONE_WIN
 // Windows stuff
 #endif

This piece of code is called preprocessing. It tells to the compiler that there is some part of your code that is needed only on some target (i.e : windows). When you're on other target, it won't compile the part of code which is preprocessed.

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spencerz · Feb 13, 2020 at 06:21 PM 0

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thank you for taking the time to explain this to me.

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