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public var type: LightType;
public LightType type;
public type as LightType

Description

The type of the light.

Can be LightType.Spot, LightType.Directional, LightType.Point.

	// Make the light a spot light
	light.type = LightType.Spot;
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour {
    void Example() {
        light.type = LightType.Spot;
    }
}
import UnityEngine
import System.Collections

public class ExampleClass(MonoBehaviour):

	def Example() as void:
		light.type = LightType.Spot

See Also: Light component.