error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum

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error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum May 5, 2015 6:47:21 GMT

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Post by rayfigs on May 5, 2015 6:47:21 GMT

Hi, I'm trying to use pool boss to spawn items but I am getting the following error:

error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' arguments

This is the line that is generating the error:

GameObject coinObject = DarkTonic.CoreGameKit.PoolBoss.Spawn(name,PrizeGeneratePoint.position,PrizeGeneratePoint.rotation);

In the docs it looks like this method takes 3 arguments with a 4th being optional. Am I over looking something here?

Call this method to spawn a prefab using Pool Boss. All the Spawners and Killable use this method.

Parameters

transToSpawn Transform to spawn

position The position to spawn it at

rotation The rotation to use

parentTransform The parent Transform to use, if any (optional)

Returns

The Transform of the spawned object. It can be null if spawning failed from limits you have set.

Definition at line 206 of file PoolBoss.cs.

Many thanks,
Reinaldo

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error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum May 5, 2015 15:29:37 GMT

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Post by DarkTonic Dev on May 5, 2015 15:29:37 GMT

I'm not sure where the docs you're looking at are (please let me know because they're outdated), but the up to date API website is here:

dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40293802/DarkTonic/CoreGameKit_API/class_dark_tonic_1_1_core_game_kit_1_1_pool_boss.html

You can use "Spawn", which has 4 parameters, or SpawnInPool / SpawnOutsidePool which each have 3.

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error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum May 5, 2015 18:58:35 GMT

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Post by rayfigs on May 5, 2015 18:58:35 GMT

It looks like I am looking at the same url. Here is the exact location I was looking at dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/40293802/DarkTonic/CoreGameKit_API/class_dark_tonic_1_1_core_game_kit_1_1_pool_boss.html#ad29be8ed80643f3e4a1bc985e4479ffc.

The full section in the API docs says the following:

static Transform DarkTonic.CoreGameKit.PoolBoss.Spawn ( Transform transToSpawn,

Vector3 position,

Quaternion rotation,

Transform parentTransform

)

static

Call this method to spawn a prefab using Pool Boss. All the Spawners and Killable use this method.

Parameters

transToSpawn Transform to spawn

position The position to spawn it at

rotation The rotation to use

parentTransform The parent Transform to use, if any (optional)

Returns

The Transform of the spawned object. It can be null if spawning failed from limits you have set.

Definition at line 206 of file PoolBoss.cs.

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error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum May 5, 2015 19:54:24 GMT

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Post by rayfigs on May 5, 2015 19:54:24 GMT

Looking at the doc. I don't understand how pool boss would know what needs to spawn. two transforms are passed to it as well as the position and rotation of the object. I would imagine that the I would reference the prefabs that I dragged into poolboss' inspector window. Is it possible to explain how explain how poolboss is able to manage to know what item to spawn if I'm passing it a transform of the object? Also what does the parent transform need to be if I expect the object to be parented to poolboss object?

Many thanks,
Reinaldo

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error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum May 5, 2015 20:10:30 GMT via mobile

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Post by DarkTonic Dev on May 5, 2015 20:10:30 GMT

Ok that part is out of date. It's not optional. You can pass in null if you want no parent or use SpawnInPool or SpawnOutsidePool. SpawnInPool keeps the spawned object under Pool boss.

Pool boss knows what to spawn because its the first parameter you pass in to Spawn. It matches by name.

Last Edit: May 5, 2015 20:13:20 GMT by DarkTonic Dev

DarkTonic Dev Administrator Posts: 4,392 Posts: 4,392	error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum May 6, 2015 2:55:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DarkTonic Dev on May 6, 2015 2:55:27 GMT The API website has been updated for accuracy.

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error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum May 6, 2015 16:25:03 GMT

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Post by rayfigs on May 6, 2015 16:25:03 GMT

Looking at the sample code in KW_Player.cs I can see that SpawnOutsidePool was used by referencing a ProjectilePrefab which is a public GameObject that was passed to it via the inspector.

PoolBoss.SpawnOutsidePool(ProjectilePrefab.transform, spawnPos, ProjectilePrefab.transform.rotation);

Since I assigned the prefabs in advanced to pool boss, is there a way to reference the prefabs that I want to spawn by the prefab name?

DarkTonic Dev Administrator Posts: 4,392 Posts: 4,392	error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum May 6, 2015 17:22:21 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DarkTonic Dev on May 6, 2015 17:22:21 GMT You can also spawn an item by name (string). There are 2 different versions of each Spawn method. You might have missed this?
	Last Edit: May 6, 2015 17:26:46 GMT by DarkTonic Dev

rayfigs New Member Posts: 9 Posts: 9	error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum May 6, 2015 18:23:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rayfigs on May 6, 2015 18:23:20 GMT Actually I did notice that, I was just very confused by it. Thanks, your feedback is very much appreciated.

DarkTonic Dev Administrator Posts: 4,392 Posts: 4,392	error CS1501: No overload for method `Spawn' takes `3' argum May 6, 2015 18:50:17 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DarkTonic Dev on May 6, 2015 18:50:17 GMT Ok. If you have suggestions to make the API website more clear, let me know.

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Post by DarkTonic Dev on May 5, 2015 20:10:30 GMT

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