[Solved] Custom variable types?

[jwvanderbeck]

I want to see about integrating some other third party tools we are using for our game, but I don't see it being possible using only the variable types given by PlayMaker.

Is it possible to add custom variable types?

[mdotstrange]

If you choose the Object var type in playmaker then go into the variable settings you'll be able to create custom var types- also get/set property can be helpful controlling other scripts as well

[jwvanderbeck]

If you choose the Object var type in playmaker then go into the variable settings you'll be able to create custom var types-

Thanks I hadn't noticed that before.  Oddly though some of what I need is in that list and some isn't.  I'm not sure why some types are there and some aren't, but they aren't all there.

Plus I really need to work with Arrays and I don't see support for that anywhere.

[mdotstrange]

Make sure you into the Unity.Engine hierarchy for all the types- if you want to use arrays in Playmaker install the free add on Arraymaker or wait for version 1.8 as its supposed to have native array actions- but arraymaker works well now

[jwvanderbeck]

Make sure you into the Unity.Engine hierarchy for all the types- if you want to use arrays in Playmaker install the free add on Arraymaker or wait for version 1.8 as its supposed to have native array actions- but arraymaker works well now

No they really aren't there, not anywhere in the list.  Some of the types are, some aren't.  I can't find the logic, but I have looked exhaustively at the entire list

ArrayMaker looks like it basically just does what I already wrote code to do, which is to say use a standard GO to hold the arrays, so I will just hold out for built in support for now.  Thanks.

I am working around all these issues as best I can and it is doable, just not clean.  Wish I could figure out why some of the types aren't showing up in that list.

[jwvanderbeck]

Ok I figured out my issue.  The variable types that I needed that weren't in the list, apparently don't descend from MonoBehaviour.  I am building proxy wrappers and all is good.

[jeanfabre]

Hi,

 yes, that's the way to go, and you can also create a class inhereting Object and then you can use the fsm object variable to host it ( but be careful with the memory and garbage collection, it's not ideal).

 Bye,

 Jean