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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2020 - Fifth Edition

By : Harrison Ferrone
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Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity 2020 - Fifth Edition

By: Harrison Ferrone

Overview of this book

Over the years, the Learning C# by Developing Games with Unity series has established itself as a popular choice for getting up to speed with C#, a powerful and versatile programming language that can be applied in a wide array of application areas. This book presents a clear path for learning C# programming from the ground up without complex jargon or unclear programming logic, all while building a simple game with Unity. This fifth edition has been updated to introduce modern C# features with the latest version of the Unity game engine, and a new chapter has been added on intermediate collection types. Starting with the basics of software programming and the C# language, you’ll learn the core concepts of programming in C#, including variables, classes, and object-oriented programming. Once you’ve got to grips with C# programming, you’ll enter the world of Unity game development and discover how you can create C# scripts for simple game mechanics. Throughout the book, you’ll gain hands-on experience with programming best practices to help you take your Unity and C# skills to the next level. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to leverage the C# language to build your own real-world Unity game development projects.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Time for action  adding backing variables

Now that we understand the syntax of the get and set property accessors, we can implement them in our manager class for greater efficiency and code readability.

Update the code in GameBehavioras follows:

public class GameBehavior : MonoBehaviour 
{
private int _itemsCollected = 0;

// 1
public int Items
{
// 2
get { return _itemsCollected; }

// 3
set {
_itemsCollected = value;
Debug.LogFormat("Items: {0}", _itemsCollected);
}
}

private int _playerHP = 10;

// 4
public int HP
{
get { return _playerHP; }
set {
_playerHP = value;
Debug.LogFormat("Lives: {0}", _playerHP);
}
}
}

Let's break down the code, as follows:

  • We declare a new public variable called Items with get and set properties.
  • We use the get property to return...