In c# what is the best way of creating a 2D array which stores three data types? To create a 2D array I would usually use something like this
public GameObject [][] characters;
But I need to store an int in column 0, a gameObject in column 1 and a float in column 2. Is this possible in c# in unity? or should I be using a different datatype?
The best way to do this is to created a class or struct to store your data types, and then create and array of that new object.
It is far easier to encapsulate your different data types into one object. This will help with managing and moving the data around.
For instance:
public class Character
{
public int MyInt = 0;
public GameObject MyGameObject = null; // or whatever the default should be
public float MyFloat = 0.0f;
}
Then create your array:
public Character[] characters;
You should create a structure (or class) with these threee fields: GameObject, float etc. Then make one dimension array of objects of this structure.
How about creating a class to hold these three objects;
class GameData {
public int IntValue{ get; set; }
public GameObject gameObject { get; set; }
public float FloatValue { get; set; }
}
And then using a 1d array to hold them
GameData[] gameData;
You could probably achieve what you are looking for however by creating an object[][] array and using casts on the columns when they are called, but this would not be good practice
