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C# Variables not showing up in inspector

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I'm making my game using C# scripts, and the variables aren't appearing in the
inspector, I could just go into the code to edit variables, but having them in the
inspector would be far more convenient.
I've tried every solution I found online, I've tried making the variables public, didn't
work, I corrected any errors in my code, still not appearing, I tried
System.Serializable, nothing.
So what do I do now?
Here's the code I wrote to test it:
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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

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[System.Serializable]

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public class SomeMouseLookScript : MonoBehaviour {

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public enum rotationAxis {mouseX = 0, mouseY = 1}

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public int mouseXY;

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// Use this for initialization

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void Start ()

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// Update is called once per frame

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void Update ()

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}
}

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I wrote this while following a tutorial, neither variables appeared in the inspector.
c#inspector
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asked Dec 09, 2012 at 12:58 AM

Cobra!
191 84 67 73
You have to post your script or else nobody will be able to help you.
Dec 09, 2012 at 01:22 AM Lockstep
The mouseXY is showing in the inspector to me, I'm not sure that the enum would
show up.
Dec 09, 2012 at 01:38 AM T27M
4 answers: sort voted first
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The variables have to be public and part of the class, but not part of any method.
Make sure the script is compiling as any changes won't show if the new script
hasn't compiled.
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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

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public class MyScript : MonoBehaviour {

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public int number = 10;

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public string word = "Hello World";

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void MyMethod()
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int anotherNumber = 10;

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string anotherWord = "Hello World";

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So here the only ones that will show in the inspector and number and word. You
could also try re-adding the script, but I don't think that will be your problem.
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answered Dec 09, 2012 at 01:21 AM

T27M
1.8k 36 38 46
I'm not sure if this actually is your problem, but is assume the int shows up but you
also want to see the enum. If that is the case, well, an enum is not a variable. It
rather defines a new type of variable. Like if you declare a variable as integer
means, that this variable can have values like {..., -1 , 0 , 1 ,...}. Tu use the enum
you have to declare a new variable as your enum:
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public enum rotationAxis {mouseX , mouseY }

public rotationAxis someFancyName;

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Then the someFancyName variable will show up in the inspector and you can
choose it to be either mouseX or mouseY. To use the variable inside of your script
you will have to use rotationAxis.mouseX to check for it. Like:
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if(someFancyName == rotationAxis.mouseX){

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//do something

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} else {

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//do something else

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answered Dec 11, 2012 at 04:49 PM

Lockstep
1.9k 34 33 47
If you just edited the script, saved/recompiled, try using Assets>Refresh (Ctrl+R)

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answered Nov 13, 2013 at 01:13 AM

Paulo Renaux
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i dont have enough rep to vote, but +1 for u
May 13, 2014 at 03:00 PM Evorlor
I know this question's old, but another answer that I found solved my run-in with
this problem:

If you've refactored or renamed your script after adding it as a component to an

object, it will stay as a supposedly valid script and will compile etc, but will only
show the variables in the Inspector if your script's name and the class name are the
same (so no ExampleScriptHere and Example_Script_Here nonsense).
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answered Oct 03, 2013 at 10:34 PM

ketura
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asked: Dec 09, 2012 at 12:58 AM
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Last Updated: May 13, 2014 at 03:00 PM

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