Access Data of specific SO in array?

[cold bridge]

oh like this

lol

[normal steppe]

there we go xD

could you show me your array?

[cold bridge]

the first screenshot is the array, the second screen is the scriptable object type that is being used in that array

the last pic is what i want to do

I want to basically grab the first 2 items of the array

object 0 and object 1

and then if the page gets turned to the right select the next 2 items

imagine its a book

and the objects have to be displayed on the pages correctly

[normal steppe]

alright

[cold bridge]

yea

[normal steppe]

gimme a sec

[cold bridge]

I understand taht like recipies[0] is the first object that is in the array recipies

because it starts counting at 0 right

but

but i dont know how to access anything that is contained in that scriptable object

Access Data of specific SO in array?

[normal steppe]

I would do something like this:

private int PageCount = 0;
public void OnPageChange()
{
  //First Page
  
  RecipeLeft.SetActive(true);
  RecipeLeft.GetCompnent<TMP_Text>().SetText(Recipies[PageCount])
PageCount ++;
//2nd page
  RecipeRight.SetActive(true);
  RecipeRight.GetCompnent<TMP_Text>().SetText(Recipies[PageCount])
PageCount ++;
  
}

something like this should work

ifcourse this is increment only

if you want it to go down you can add the same code but instead use PageCount--;

not sure btw but i think you SO objects need to be public for the script to find them

[cold bridge]

thats a very good point

well theyre not specifically set private wouldnt they be public then

[normal steppe]

then you would get Recipies[PageCount].RecipeName

no they will always be set to private

[cold bridge]

but this doesnt display 2 pages at the same time does it

[normal steppe]

it does

[cold bridge]

im confused

[normal steppe]

that is why we increment twice

first part is the left page

and the 2nd part is the right pagge

[cold bridge]

and pagecount goes up when turning to the right page and down when turning to the left page with to make this work right

would it go up 2 when turning the page?

[normal steppe]

it goes up 2 when turning the page

that is what PageCount++ does;

[cold bridge]

i was planning on having a little button in both corners that sets the pagecount +2 or -2 depending on the direction

[normal steppe]

it is basicly PageCount += 1;

same story just increment pagecount by the number you want

[cold bridge]

oh wait so does this function both display the object that is in the correct slot and also turn the page?

[normal steppe]

yes

Recipies[PageCount] this part in specific is your recipe

[cold bridge]

well so this is the function to turn to the next page then theoretically right to the right side

so i have to do the opposite when turning to the left?

[normal steppe]

exactly!

then it would be PageCount--;

[cold bridge]

so maybe I would call this function OnPageRight();
and another one with OnPageLeft(); that contains --;

so that i can then have 2 ui buttons that call left or right depending on what button is used

[normal steppe]

jup!

[cold bridge]

please explain though how it selects the correct recipe

the very first page would be object 0 out of the array?

and then 1 and so on?

is that because initially we set pagecount to 0 it would get the same recipe that is associated with that page?

Wow thats so cool I had no idea I could have another name/item link to a number and just put that name/item behind the array object to collect the correct array object