/// <summary>
/// Timed deactivation of an instance of this pool for later use.
/// </summary>
public void Despawn(GameObject instance, float time)
{
//create new class PoolTimeObject to keep track of the instance
PoolTimeObject timeObject = new PoolTimeObject();
//assign time and instance variable of this class
timeObject.instance = instance;
timeObject.time = time;
//start timed deactivation using the created properties
StartCoroutine(DespawnInTime(timeObject));
}
//coroutine which waits for 'time' seconds before deactivating the instance
IEnumerator DespawnInTime(PoolTimeObject timeObject)
{
//cache instance to deactivate
GameObject instance = timeObject.instance;
//wait for defined seconds
float timer = Time.time + timeObject.time;
while (instance.activeInHierarchy && Time.time < timer)
{
yield return(null);
}
//the instance got deactivated in between already
if (!instance.activeInHierarchy)
{
yield break;
}
//despawn it now
Despawn(instance);
}