Arrays!! blog - TommyGoogle

#pragma strict


var javascriptarray:Array = ["hello",9];//each is untyped, so this doesn't appear in inspector.. this can be resized at runtime - but sloooow...
//or.. var javascriptarray:Array = new Array();//needs = new Array(); if not giving data to begin with, or there will be no instance to add anything to..
javascriptarray.Push ("yep");//adds "yep" to next slot..


var arraylist:ArrayList = new ArrayList();//not viewable in inspector, CAN be resized, untyped, slower than built in...
arraylist.Add ("hello");//can be done here


var builtinarrayofints:int[] = [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7];//has a type - so visible in inspector, and can be resized there - but not resizeable at runtime!!.
var builtin2darrayofints:String[,] = new String[3,9];;//a 2 dimensional array (3*9).. not visible in inspector..
builtin2darrayofints[2,8] = "last one!";//this can be done here (not in a function)!



function Start () {

//these come from the above things.
Debug.Log(arraylist[0]);//"hello"
Debug.Log(builtin2darrayofints[2,8]);//"last one!"



//you can have trouble with whether you are passing a value or a reference to the original data.. see below..

var integer:int = 0;
var arrayofints:int[] = [10,20];

Debug.Log(integer);
Debug.Log(arrayofints[0]);
Debug.Log(arrayofints[1]);


mangler (integer, arrayofints);


Debug.Log(integer);//still shows 0
Debug.Log(arrayofints[0]);//now shows 1000000
Debug.Log(arrayofints[1]);


}



function mangler (integer:int, array:int[])
{
integer = 1000000;
array[0] = 1000000;

}