Mathf.Lerp

Parameters

Returns

float The interpolated float result between the two float values.

Description

Linearly interpolates between a and b by t.

The parameter t is clamped to the range [0, 1].

When t = 0 returns a.
When t = 1 return b.
When t = 0.5 returns the midpoint of a and b.

#pragma strict
public class Example extends MonoBehaviour {
	public var minimum: float = -1.0F;
	public var maximum: float = 1.0F;
	static var t: float = 0.0f;
	function Update() {
		// animate the position of the game object...
		transform.position = new Vector3(Mathf.Lerp(minimum, maximum, t), 0, 0);
		// .. and increate the t interpolater
		t += 0.5f * Time.deltaTime;
		// in the opposite direction.
		if (t > 1.0f) {
			var temp: float = maximum;
			maximum = minimum;
			minimum = temp;
			t = 0.0f;
		}
	}
}

using UnityEngine;

public class Example : MonoBehaviour {

    // animate the game object from -1 to +1 and back
    public float minimum = -1.0F;
    public float maximum =  1.0F;

    // starting value for the Lerp    
    static float t = 0.0f;
    
    void Update() {
        // animate the position of the game object...
        transform.position = new Vector3(Mathf.Lerp(minimum, maximum, t), 0, 0);
        
        // .. and increate the t interpolater
        t += 0.5f * Time.deltaTime;
        
        // now check if the interpolator has reached 1.0
        // and swap maximum and minimum so game object moves
        // in the opposite direction.
        if (t > 1.0f){
            float temp = maximum;
            maximum = minimum;
            minimum = temp;
            t = 0.0f;
        }
    }
}

See Also: LerpUnclamped, LerpAngle.