/// <summary>
/// Spawns an object from the desired object pool.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pooledObject"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static GameObject SpawnObject(PoolableObject pooledObject)
{
//If the static instance is null don't do anything and pop an error
if (instance == null)
{
Debug.LogError("No Instance of ObjectPool exists");
return(null);
}
//Ensure the key exists first
if (instance.objectPool.ContainsKey(pooledObject))
{
if (instance.objectPool[pooledObject].Count < 1)
{
//If the queue was empty, but paddding was enabled, go ahead and add an additional entry
if (instance.enablePadding)
{
//Instansiate at scene origin
instance.AddEntry(pooledObject);
}
else
{
Debug.LogError($"Queue empty for {pooledObject.poolableName}. Consider increasing pool size");
return(null);
}
}
//Dequeue an object
instance.objCache = instance.objectPool[pooledObject].Dequeue();
//Enable/activate the object
instance.objCache.SetActive(true);
return(instance.objCache);
}
else
{
//If there wasn't a valid entry and unknown entry handling has been enabled, make an entry
if (instance.unknownEntryHandling)
{
instance.objectPool.Add(pooledObject, new Queue <GameObject>());
//For the number specified in the poolable object, instansiate the applicable prefab
for (int i = 0; i < pooledObject.pooledAmount; i++)
{
instance.AddEntry(pooledObject);
}
instance.objCache = instance.objectPool[pooledObject].Dequeue();
instance.objCache.SetActive(true);
return(instance.objCache);
}
//If there wasn't a valid entry and unknown entry handling has been disabled, just pop an error
else
{
Debug.LogError($"No entry exists for '{pooledObject.poolableName}' in the object pool");
return(null);
}
}
}