//calls a function on a script by name
public void NetFunction(string objectName, string componentName, string functionName, string argument)
{
//tell the server to tell the other clients to do the same
NetFunctionData data = new NetFunctionData();
data.objectName = objectName;
data.componentName = componentName;
data.functionName = functionName;
data.argument = argument;
socket.Emit("netFunction", JsonUtility.ToJson(data));
}
//from the server: a function is being called
public void OnNetFunction(SocketIOEvent e)
{
NetFunctionData data = JsonUtility.FromJson<NetFunctionData>(e.data.ToString());
Component comp = GetObjectComponent(data.objectName, data.componentName);
if (comp != null)
{
//Uses a rather obscure system called Reflection to find a function
MethodInfo method = comp.GetType().GetMethod(data.functionName);
if (method != null)
method.Invoke(comp, new object[] {data.argument});
else
print("Warning: there is no PUBLIC function named " + data.functionName + " on object " + data.objectName + " and component " + data.componentName);
}
}
