#Update System.Serializable object's name on field update?

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craggy relic
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I have a very simple plain C# class that uses [System.Serializable] to be editable in the Unity Editor. It has a field that takes an enum, and I would like the class to update its name field to the enum whenever an enum is selected. As it doesn't inherit from MonoBehaviour or anything, I can't use the normal Editor extensions.

Is there a way to achieve this?

Online I read about C# 7.3 possibly achieving this with autoproperties, but my C# version is lower, so if possible I'd prefer not to update as Unity can be unstable with stuff like that. If the conclusion is "use autoproperties", then that's fair

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unborn mesa
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my C# version
"your" c# doesn't particularly matter? unity has its own specified runtime

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i don't see how autoproperties specifically helps, just properties themselves might

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what's the point of having the name field if it's just going to be the enum value?

craggy relic
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So it just makes it easier for the designer to see what's going on exactly

unborn mesa
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ah, i see.

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same usecase as you're trying to get, actually

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aside from that, yeah properties would probably work

craggy relic
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Ooh, that's exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks

unborn mesa
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i don't think autoproperties would work though

craggy relic
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I'll try it out in a bit

craggy relic
unborn mesa
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added in C# 13, unity uses C# 9 i think. might be 8.

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it'd look something like this

public string name;
[field: SerializeField] ClipTransition animation { get; set { field = value; name = Enum.GetName(typeof(ClipTransition), value); } }
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the field = value part is the newer, unavailable feature

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though sidenote - if you want a single instance of AnimationLink with each ClipTransition, perhaps consider a dictionary keyed by ClipTransition

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(also AnimationLink could probably be a struct)

craggy relic
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Thanks a lot for the in-depth reply, it's very much appreciated!

craggy relic