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getALoadOfThisGuy
getALoadOfThisGuy

Reputation: 97

Can't call main camera in Visual Studio

I'm trying to get the x position of the main camera in visual studio but whenever I try Camera.main it throws the error " 'Camera' does not contain a definition for 'main'" any idea why this is? It recognizes the Camera class, but doesn't give any main method.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 783

Answers (1)

OniiChanFL
OniiChanFL

Reputation: 51

To Access the Camera you need to get the GameObject Camera. That means you need to make it as Menyus wrote with a tag or try to find it.

Here some options for you:

//Simple
[SerializeField] private Camera camera;

// Best Way to "Find" via Code but you need to set a Tag in the Editor
private Camera camera;
void Start()
{
    camera = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("MainCamera").GetComponent<Camera>();
}

//or also a possible way but you could get not the wanted Camera if you use more than one.
private Camera camera;
void Start()
{
    camera = GameObject.FindObjectOfType<Camera>();
}

Upvotes: 1

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