Cannot implicitly convert type `UnityEngine.Events.UnityAction' to `UnityEngine.Events.UnityAction'

Question

I want to send arguments through the standard Unity listener, as per the tutorial.

mbListener = new UnityAction<string>(SomeFunction);

void SomeFunction(string _message)
{
    Debug.Log ("Some Function was called!");
}

Why is this failing with the above error message? BTW I am looking for practical answers and really don't care for tech-talk.

(NB Unity's own manual says it can handle arguments but I cannot work out why this is wrong).

What is the type of `mbListener`? Is it `UnityAction`? (the non generic one) — Szabolcs Dézsi, Feb 14 '16 at 10:37
Well, the answer already appeared based on this assumption, so that should help — Szabolcs Dézsi, Feb 14 '16 at 11:40
It does and it doesn't - the event manager class only allows UnityActions with no args... I assumed that establishing the listener with arguments would allow args to be passed as part of the AddListener function. — Philip, Feb 14 '16 at 11:50

Carbine · Answer 1 · 2016-02-14T13:03:03.573

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What did you declare mbListener as? Probably its of type - UnityAction. Declaring it as UnityAction and assigning it with UnityAction<string> is causing you the problem.

Based on your requirement, You can do either of these 2 to fix -

UnityAction<string> mbListener = new UnityAction<string>(SomeFunction);

or

UnityAction mbListener = new UnityAction(SomeFunction);
void SomeFunction()
{
    Debug.Log ("Some Function was called!");
}

Edit As @MotoSV pointed out... you should call it bymbListener("String parameter");

mbListener is a place holder for any function/listner you wanted to call. When you need it to be called you just have to call the UnityAction variable passing the parameter to it. So mbListener("String parameter"); will work for you.

edited Feb 14 '16 at 13:03

answered Feb 14 '16 at 10:39

Carbine

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`UnityAction mbListener = new UnityAction(SomeFunction);` clears the errors but how do I call the listener with string argument? – Philip Feb 14 '16 at 11:36
mbListener("you string parameter"); – MotoSV Feb 14 '16 at 12:33

Cannot implicitly convert type `UnityEngine.Events.UnityAction' to `UnityEngine.Events.UnityAction'

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