pan-pawka/unity-float-extension-methods

Float extension methods for Unity 3D 🎛

🎚 Easy implementation of common float operations 🎚

❏ ExtensionMethods_Float.cs

Includes:

• Smooth0to1 function 〰️〰️〰️

  • call this method on a float in the range of 0–1, and it will return a value blended by the chosen SmoothType

• SmoothType enum - used to select which SmoothType to use when calling the Smooth0to1 function.

  • Included smoothing equations:
    • SmoothType.smoothstep
    • SmoothType.smootherstep
    • SmoothType.exponential
    • SmoothType.easeIn
    • SmoothType.easeOut
    • SmoothType.none — no smoothing applied

• RemapToNumberRange — call this method on a float to remap it from one range to another.

Example Usage — Smooth0to1

currentPercentage = (currentLerpTime/lerpDuration).Smooth0to1(SmoothType.smootherstep);

In this example, currentLerpTime is adjusted over time, in your component's relevant logic. currentLerpTime is assumed to be the linear/unsmoothed value.

.Smooth0to1 is then called on this float value, with an argument declaring which SmoothType to use. It returns a float value, smoothed with the chosen SmoothType, and does not mutate the original value.

Exposing SmoothType as an option in the Inspector:

Declare a public variable:

public SmoothType smoothType = SmoothType.smootherstep;

Pass the variable as the argument for SmoothType().

currentPercentage = (currentLerpTime/lerpDuration).Smooth0to1(smoothType);

Now it's easy to switch between smoothing modes in the Inspector window:

// TODO:

• Profile performance to compare with Mathf.SmoothStep (thanks Stella)
• add additional smoothing equations
• options to incorporate perlin noise to the returned value
• add additional float operations(?)

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