How to Use Dictionaries in Unity and C# [BEGINNER FRIENDLY]

[@atefehgarshasbi1866]

Very well described!

[@wildcockatielgames]

Thank you!

[@LaraSilvestris]

Thank you so much for explaining it so clearly! Our teacher used Dictionaries last autumn while teaching us game programming and I didn't understand a thing but now I'm finally starting to understand them. I'll definitely come back to this video when I'm trying to use them myself for the first time!

[@wildcockatielgames]

Really happy to hear you found this video to be helpful! Good luck in your game programming. I'm always trying to break down tricky subjects into understandable terms :)

[@whilma_dikfit]

I needed this for the exact same reason as your star thing.

[@geneanglen3391]

Thank you for this video...very well explained. I was looking for "lists" and ended here instead...glad I did, because I think "dicts" are what I need to be using :) Instead of trying to remember which index # to use for my values, I just use a description that is easy to remember. Again, thank you.

[@Matt-fm1wo]

Really good description of Dictionaries. Made it very clear :)

[@mr-fluffy469]

Such a great video. Thumbs up!

[@ethanwimsett]

awesome explanation, thanks

[@elliottk68va]

Excellent video. Thanks!

[@cainothecreator8363]

When I first saw the level select my immediate thought was to have a value of 2D Array and a Bool. Dictionary starsEarned = new Dictionary; Checking level 2, star three would look like: return starsEarned[{1,2}];

[@abdelrhmanemira2480]

Thanks a lot.

[@StygianStyle]

What do you think of this idea: I'm using a dictionary to access information about objects that are instantiated randomly in a grid pattern similar to a match 3 game. I need to learn what type of object is at a given location, and unity doesn't have a built-in way to do that without colliding a ray or object with it. So my idea is to take the vector3 coordinates, assign the x and z coordinates to int variables, and use a formula (x * 1000 + z) to create unique integers as keys for the dictionary table. (I don't need the y coordinate because y is always the same value. all puzzle objects are at the same height above the ground.

[@mfatihbarut]

hi, why don't you create a simple int variable (Star) and change it to 1 2 3 for star counts.

[@Android-Sniper]

more like this videos. 👍

[@wildcockatielgames]

Always thinking of the next topic to cover!

[@Gomace]

This guy kind of reminds me of Paul Rudd, and I don't really know why.

[@Jose-mc5dl]

What is better? a dictionary or an scriptable object?

[@cheryllockhart6195]

Nope... still don't get it.