Displaying multiple pickups of different objects as a list of text via a dynamic List<> of PickUp objects
When working with different kinds of pickups, one approach is to use a C# List to maintain a flexible-length data structure of the items currently in the inventory. In this recipe, we will show you how, each time an item is picked up, a new object is added to such a List collection. An iteration through the List is how the text display of items is generated each time the inventory changes. We introduce a very simple PickUp script class, demonstrating how information about a pickup can be stored in a scripted component, extracted upon collision, and stored in our List.
Getting ready
This recipe assumes that you are starting with the project Simple2Dgame_SpaceGirl setup from the first recipe in this chapter. The font you need can be found in the 1362_02_02 folder.
How to do it...
To display inventory total text for multiple pickups of different object types, follow these steps:
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