I’m baffled why we’re not just changing ActiveWidgetIndex to switch between menus. Can someone explain why? When that paramter was introduced in video 13_MS_UEM, I imagined we would change that number with enums.
Hi,
I think the parameter doesn’t get used. I see no reference at all at the end of the section.
Correct, I’m just asking why.
Hi,
Truthfully I have no idea why it wasn’t used and it is possible it didn’t exist when the course was created.
This actually seems likely as to why it was done as I just checked an older version of the engine and the property isn’t present but there is a set method.
EDIT:
I recall why you wouldn’t use the index anyway. If you change the order in the widget switcher and rely on the index then the Active Widget Index would change as a result. This would then result in having to update your code. This is not a great thing to do and also not good practice. Using defined constants helps somewhat but you still have to update them too.
Considering a designer may be dealing with the menus, you best implement a technique that doesn’t rely on hard-coded indexes that they may break.
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