Unity Console

Debug Class

Debug class gives us methods that help us in writing messages to the consoles. The process of writing messages is quite similar to how would you create normal output messages in your basic programs. 

Methods of Debug Class are-

• Debug.LogError
• Debug.LogWarning
• Debug.Log

Debug.LogError

Now, we will create a script for writing an error to the Console. This will notify when the Delete key is pressed. For this, Debug class method Debug.LogError is used, here we are taking Object as a parameter, in which we are using a String.

void Update(){
    if(movementInput != 0)
         Debug.LogError(“Player not Grounded”);
}

Output:

If you are using this debug error function while developing any game, note that this will stop the game then and there. The game or any application will not proceed further if the errors are not resolved completely.

Debug.LogWarning

Now, we will create a script for writing a simple warning to the Console. This will notify when the Escape key is pressed. For this, Debug class method Debug.LogWarning is used, here we are taking Object as a parameter, in which we are using a String.

void Update(){
    if(movementINput != 0)
         Debug.LogWarning(“Player not Grounded”);
}

Output:

If you are using this debug warning function while developing any game, note that this will not stop the game, unlike the error function. The game or any application will proceed further even if the warning is not paid attention to. Just a warning message will be displayed in the Console Window.

Debug.Log

Now, we will create a script for writing a simple message to the Console. This will notify when the Space key is pressed. For this, Debug class method Debug.Log is used, in which we are taking an Object as a parameter, and we are using a String.

void Update(){
    if(movementInput != 0)
         Debug.Log(movementInput);
         Debug.Log(“InputNumber: {0}, IsGrounded: {1}”, movementInput, IsGrounded());
}

Output:

If you are using this debug log function while developing any game, note that this will not stop the game, unlike the error function. The game or any application will proceed further even if the message is not paid attention to. It will just notify problems to the developer and avoid taking any action by itself.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do you understand by Sprite?

Simple 2D objects that have textures, that is, graphical images on them, are Sprites. By default, Sprites are used when the engine is in 2D mode. When made to appear in 3D space, sprites appear paper-thin.

Can you give some examples of Internal Assets?

Some examples of Internal Assets are as follows:

• Scenes
• Animations
• Materials
• Scripts
• Prefabs

What are the data types used in Unity?

Datatypes classify the type of data that can be stored in a particular variable. Certain datatypes used in Unity are ‘int’, ‘float’, ‘double’, ‘bool’, ‘char’, ‘string’.

Share some insights on Collisions.

Collisions are separated from the Sprite itself, attached as separate components, and are calculated on their own. Collider components describe the shape of an object for the purposes of physical collisions.

Conclusion

In this article, we have extensively discussed what Unity Console is all about and what are certain types of messages displayed on the Console Window. We also saw examples of code that will help us write in the Console window. 

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