// Returns an instance of the prefab
public GameObject GetObject()
{
GameObject spawnedGameObject;
// if there is an inactive instance of the prefab ready to return, return that
if (inactiveInstances.Count > 0)
{
// remove the instance from teh collection of inactive instances
spawnedGameObject = inactiveInstances.Pop();
}
// otherwise, create a new instance
else
{
spawnedGameObject = (GameObject)GameObject.Instantiate(prefab);
// add the PooledObject component to the prefab so we know it came from this pool
PooledObject3 pooledObject3 = spawnedGameObject.AddComponent <PooledObject3>();
pooledObject3.pool = this;
}
// enable the instance
spawnedGameObject.SetActive(true);
// return a reference to the instance
return(spawnedGameObject);
}
// Return an instance of the prefab to the pool
public void ReturnObject(GameObject toReturn)
{
PooledObject3 pooledObject = toReturn.GetComponent <PooledObject3>();
// if the instance came from this pool, return it to the pool
if (pooledObject != null && pooledObject.pool == this)
{
// disable the instance
toReturn.SetActive(false);
// add the instance to the collection of inactive instances
inactiveInstances.Push(toReturn);
}
// otherwise, just destroy it
else
{
Debug.LogWarning(toReturn.name + " was returned to a pool it wasn't spawned from! Destroying.");
Destroy(toReturn);
}
}
