Use enum as attribute in different script

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1

Hello,

I was wondering if there was a way to define an enum in one script, and use it as the attribute in another?

So one script would have an enum defined and I want to have that same list of possible values as an attribute in other scripts.

Thanks for the help,
Justin

2

Yes, all attributes of a script are accessible by other scripts, just like normal properties.

// in script 1
ScriptOne.attributes.add('myEnum', { type: 'number', enum: [...] });

// in scsript 2
entityWithScriptOne.script.scriptOne.myEnum;
3

Ok, thanks for the response! Am I able to set the enum as an attribute in Script 2 though? So I can choose a value in the editor?

4

If you mean script 1 would show the enum of script 2 in the editor, then no, that is not possible.

Edit: the script 2 would have own enum, and you can add some code to sync the values between two enums. However, it doesn’t sound like a clean design. If your script 2 needs enum values of script 1, simply grab them, as I showed in the example, and keep only 1 enum visible in the Editor (in script 1).

5

Yeah I want to define the enum in script 1, but then have the drop down in the editor on the entity that has script 2 to select a value for that entity.

6

Each script file is parsed individually so the only way that you can do this is if you have both pc.Scripts in the same file.

7

Roger that. Thanks for the help guys!