Variables and Functions

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Variables and Functions

What are Variables and Functions, and how do they store and process information for us?

This tutorial is included in the Beginner Scripting project.

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1. Variables and Functions

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class VariablesAndFunctions : MonoBehaviour
{   
    int myInt = 5;
    
    
    void Start ()
    {
        myInt = MultiplyByTwo(myInt);
        Debug.Log (myInt);
    }
    
    
    int MultiplyByTwo (int number)
    {
        int result;
        result = number * 2;
        return result;
    }
}

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