//create a "building" object using the csv data and add a reference to a list:
                ResidentialHousing thisResidential = new ResidentialHousing(theLine);
                residentialList.Add(thisResidential);
                buildingRef = residentialList.Count - 1;

            //keep track of how many have been placed:
            numberPlaced ++;

            //set a reference to the prefab's behavior script:
            BuildingBehavior bldgBhave = multiFamHigh.GetComponent<BuildingBehavior>();

            //set the information for the prefab:
            bldgBhave.setInfo( mgr.lotsList[chose].getAddress(),buildingRef);

//instantiate a "building" object :
    multiFamHigh = Instantiate(multifamilyHigh,myV3,Quaternion.identity) as GameObject;

//set a reference to the prefab's behavior script:
    BuildingBehavior bldgBhave = multiFamHigh.GetComponent<BuildingBehavior>();

//set the information for the prefab:
    bldgBhave.setInfo( mgr.lotsList[chose].getAddress(),buildingRef);

The script contains a simple function:

setAddress(string str){  
    address = str; //address is a string variable defined for the script 
      
    Debug.Log("you set address " + address); //called after address is set. 
}

In the "TownCreator" script, after the prefab is instantiated, I call that function and pass the address to it. The debug log correctly displays "you set address 3071 N." - meaning at that time, the "address" variable of the prefab script is set to 3071 N. Perfect.

I believe the code is:

Text.text = address; //I switched it out to "ADDRESS" - and that works.

Any ideas why the script on the prefab clones is not storing the values? I can post code later, if it helps (I am at my day job) - but I figure the debug logs showing a value and the UI popping up mean (and the hard coded "ADDRESS" working) that the code is fine - but address is not sticking.

The prefab is instantiated like so:

//create a "building" object using the csv data and add a reference to a list:
                ResidentialHousing thisResidential = new ResidentialHousing(theLine);
                residentialList.Add(thisResidential);
                buildingRef = residentialList.Count - 1;

            //keep track of how many have been placed:
            numberPlaced ++;

            //set a reference to the prefab's behavior script:
            BuildingBehavior bldgBhave = multiFamHigh.GetComponent<BuildingBehavior>();

            //set the information for the prefab:
            bldgBhave.setInfo( mgr.lotsList[chose].getAddress(),buildingRef);

In the "TownCreator" script, after the prefab is instantiated, I call the setInfo function and pass the address to it. The setInfo looks like this:

public class BuildingBehavior : MonoBehaviour {

    private string address;

public void setInfo(string useString, int bldgListRef)
    {
        address = useString;
        Debug.Log ("Set Address = " + address);
        buildingListRef = bldgListRef;
    }
}

The debug log correctly displays "you set address 3071 N." - meaning at that time, the "address" variable of the prefab script is set to 3071 N. Perfect.

That code is:

 void OnMouseDown()
    {
        thisCG = GameObject.Find("MainCanvas").GetComponent<CanvasGroup>();
        thisCG.alpha = 1;
        CanvasStuff thisCS = GameObject.Find("MainCanvas").GetComponent<CanvasStuff>();
        thisCS.setAddyText (address);
        Debug.Log ("clicked on " + address);
    }

This happens:

Any ideas why the script on the prefab clones is not storing the values?

Also - when I change (address) to ("Address"), the popup has "Address" above the OK, Thanks! button. :/

long time reader - first time poster.

I have a building prefab. There is a simple script attached to it that allows me to store unique data for each prefab instance, such as address. There are hundreds of clones of this prefab.

The script contains a simple function:

setAddress(string str){  
    address = str; //address is a string variable defined for the script 
     
    Debug.Log("you set address " + address); //called after address is set. 
}

In the "TownCreator" script, after the prefab is instantiated, I call that function and pass the address to it. The debug log correctly displays "you set address 3071 N." - meaning at that time, the "address" variable of the prefab script is set to 3071 N. !Bueno!

Now for the not bueno; later, when I click on ANY of the prefabs at runtime (via the mousedown) the UI message box pops up (as intended) and the Text is changed from "New Text" (default) to BLANK! I added a similar Debug.Log at that point, and it also tells me that "address" on the clone is blank. :-(

I believe the code is:

Text.text = address; //I switched it out to "ADDRESS" - and that works.

Any ideas why the script on the prefab clones is not storing the values? I can post code later, if it helps (I am at my day job) - but I figure the debug logs showing a value and the UI popping up mean (and the hard coded "ADDRESS" working) that the code is fine - but address is not sticking.

I have a building prefab. There is a simple script attached to it that allows me to store unique data for each prefab instance, such as address. There are hundreds of clones of this prefab.

The script contains a simple function:

setAddress(string str){  
    address = str; //address is a string variable defined for the script 
     
    Debug.Log("you set address " + address); //called after address is set. 
}

In the "TownCreator" script, after the prefab is instantiated, I call that function and pass the address to it. The debug log correctly displays "you set address 3071 N." - meaning at that time, the "address" variable of the prefab script is set to 3071 N. Perfect.

However; later, when I click on any of the prefabs at runtime (via the mousedown) the UI message box pops up (as intended), and the Text is changed from "New Text" (default) to a blank string. I added a similar Debug.Log, at that point, and it also tells me that "address" on the clone is blank.

I believe the code is:

Text.text = address; //I switched it out to "ADDRESS" - and that works.

Any ideas why the script on the prefab clones is not storing the values? I can post code later, if it helps (I am at my day job) - but I figure the debug logs showing a value and the UI popping up mean (and the hard coded "ADDRESS" working) that the code is fine - but address is not sticking.