Class LocalizedReference

Provides a way to reference a table entry inside of a specific LocalizationTable.

Inheritance
Object
LocalizedReference
LocalizedAsset<TObject>
LocalizedString
Namespace: UnityEngine.Localization
Syntax
public abstract class LocalizedReference : object

Properties

FallbackState

Can be used to override the default fallback state.

Declaration
public FallbackBehavior FallbackState { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
FallbackBehavior

IsEmpty

Checks whether both TableReference and TableEntryReference contain valid references, and returns true if one of them is empty.

Declaration
public bool IsEmpty { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean

TableEntryReference

Provides a reference to the entry inside of the table. The entry reference can be the Key name or Id.

Declaration
public TableEntryReference TableEntryReference { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
TableEntryReference
Examples

This example shows the 2 ways a reference can be set.

    var localizedString = new LocalizedString();

    // Table Entry Reference can be set with the name of the Key
    localizedString.TableEntryReference = "Exit Game";

    // Or the Key Id
    localizedString.TableEntryReference = 342423423;
See Also

TableReference

Provides a reference to the LocalizationTable. A table reference can be either the name of the table or the table collection name Guid.

Declaration
public TableReference TableReference { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
TableReference
Remarks

Note: Changing this value triggers an update to any subscribers. See SetReference(TableReference, TableEntryReference) if you wish to change both the table and entry.

Examples

This example shows the 2 ways a reference can be set.

    var localizedString = new LocalizedString();

    // Table Reference can be set with the name of the table
    localizedString.TableReference = "My String Table";

    // Or the Table Collection Guid
    localizedString.TableReference = new System.Guid("6e79ded14bc9e0a4d9bf2b8aac246bfe");

Methods

ForceUpdate()

Declaration
protected abstract void ForceUpdate()

Reset()

Called when values are changed due to a change made via serialization, such as via the inspector.

Declaration
protected abstract void Reset()

SetReference(TableReference, TableEntryReference)

Sets both the TableReference and TableEntryReference and triggers an update if there are any change subscribers.

Declaration
public void SetReference(TableReference table, TableEntryReference entry)
Parameters
Type Name Description
TableReference table

Reference to the table name of Guid.
TableEntryReference entry

Reference to the entry Key name or Id.
Examples

This example shows the different ways SetReference can be called.

    var localizedString = new LocalizedString();

    // Setting with names
    localizedString.SetReference("UI Text", "Options");

    // Setting with the table name and Key Id
    localizedString.SetReference("UI Text", 3432444324);

    // Setting with the Table Name Guid and Key name
    localizedString.SetReference(new System.Guid("6e79ded14bc9e0a4d9bf2b8aac246bfe"), "Options");

    // Setting with the Table Name Guid and the Key Id
    localizedString.SetReference(new System.Guid("6e79ded14bc9e0a4d9bf2b8aac246bfe"), 3432444324);

ToString()

Returns a string representation including the TableReference and TableEntryReference

Declaration
public override string ToString()
Returns
Type Description
String

Extension Methods