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///Change variable type (creates new instance and keeps name and ID)
public static Variable ChangeVariableType(this IBlackboard blackboard, Variable target, Type newType)
{
var variableType = typeof(Variable <>).RTMakeGenericType(new Type[] { newType });
var newVariable = (Variable)Activator.CreateInstance(variableType, new object[] { target.name, target.ID });
blackboard.variables[target.name] = newVariable;
blackboard.TryInvokeOnVariableAdded(newVariable);
return(newVariable);
}
///Adds a new Variable in the blackboard defining name and type instead of value
public static Variable AddVariable(this IBlackboard blackboard, string varName, Type type)
{
if (blackboard.variables.TryGetValue(varName, out Variable result))
{
if (result.CanConvertTo(type))
{
Logger.Log(string.Format("Variable with name '{0}' already exists in blackboard '{1}'. Returning existing instead of new.", varName, blackboard), LogTag.BLACKBOARD, blackboard);
return(result);
}
else
{
Logger.LogError(string.Format("Variable with name '{0}' already exists in blackboard '{1}', but is of a different type! Returning null instead of new.", varName, blackboard), LogTag.BLACKBOARD, blackboard);
return(null);
}
}
var variableType = typeof(Variable <>).RTMakeGenericType(new Type[] { type });
var newVariable = (Variable)Activator.CreateInstance(variableType);
newVariable.name = varName;
blackboard.variables[varName] = newVariable;
blackboard.TryInvokeOnVariableAdded(newVariable);
return(newVariable);
}
