public void CrossBreed()
{
PlantManager plantManager = GameObject.Find("GameManager").GetComponent <PlantManager>(); //get plant manager object
int index1 = plantDisplay1.GetComponent <PlantDisplay>().indexNum; //index of plants in collection
int index2 = plantDisplay2.GetComponent <PlantDisplay>().indexNum;
string name = inputField.GetComponent <TMP_InputField>().text; //user input field
//handle errors - not enough plants in collection, crossbreeding same breed, invalid/existing name input
string invMessage = "";
if (plantManager.plantCollection.Count <= 1)
{
invMessage = "There aren't a enough plants in the collection";
}
else if (index1 == index2)
{
invMessage = "cannot crossbreed the same plant";
}
else
{
try
{
plantManager.Breed(plantManager.plantCollection[index1], plantManager.plantCollection[index2], name);
}
catch (ArgumentException)
{
}
}
//show pop up panel to confirm/deny crossbreed status
PopUpManager popUpManager = GameObject.Find("GameManager").GetComponent <PopUpManager>();
if (invMessage != "")
{
popUpManager.PopUpMessage(invMessage);
}
}