Interface IVariable

Represents a variable that can be provided through a global VariablesGroupAsset or as a local variable through LocalizedString instead of as a string format argument. A variable can be a single variable, in which case the value should be returned in GetSourceValue(ISelectorInfo) or a class with multiple variables which can then be further extracted with additional string format arguments.

Namespace: UnityEngine.Localization.SmartFormat.PersistentVariables

Syntax

public interface IVariable

Examples

This shows how to create a custom variable to represent a Date and Time.

[DisplayName("Date Time")]
[Serializable]
public class DateTimeVariable : IVariable
{
[Range(1900, 2050)] public int year;
[Range(0, 12)] public int month;
[Range(0, 31)] public int day;
[Range(0, 24)] public int hour;
[Range(0, 60)] public int min;
[Range(0, 60)] public int sec;

public object GetSourceValue(ISelectorInfo _)
{
    try
    {
        return new DateTime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec);
    }
    catch
    {
        // Ignore issues about incorrect values.
    }
    return new DateTime();
}
}

Methods

GetSourceValue(ISelectorInfo)

The value that will be used when the smart string matches this variable. This value can then be further used by additional sources/formatters.

Declaration

object GetSourceValue(ISelectorInfo selector)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ISelectorInfo	selector	The details about the current format operation.

Returns

Type	Description
Object