[Solved] Awkward reference to an instance

[dueb]

I have one instance of class A, and several instances of class B that have no idea of the existence of class A.

I need to access class A in class B.

Is there a better way/practice to access this class than using something like FindObjectOfType?

Edited March 8, 2017 by dueb

[HebaruSan]

If A is a singleton, meaning that there will only be one instance of it ever, you can use the singleton pattern.

class A:

        public static A Instance { get; private set; } = new A();

class B:

        A.Instance.SomeFunction();

 

[dueb]

Yes, there will be only one of it ever.

Will investigate that!

Thank you @HebaruSan!

[HebaruSan]

1 minute ago, dueb said:

Yes, there will be only one of it ever.

Will investigate that!

Thank you @HebaruSan!

You're welcome. I didn't include this before because I wasn't sure singleton was right for you, but you should also make A's constructor private. That way no other classes can make instances, so they have to use the one in your Instance property. Good luck!

[dueb]

Oh yeah! Good call!

Thank you again!

[dueb]

@HebaruSan: So after fiddling around a bit with it, I can confirm you that's exactly what I was searching!

I didn't liked the other method: I don't know why. I had the apprehension like it was not the right one...

So, again: thank you very much! You really helped me there!