Share data between scripts?

Question

I want to create a scoring system. I have 4 buttons with 4 different but similar scripts and want to share 1 GUI Text for the scores. Example Code:

var something : Sprite;
var SpriteRenderer : SpriteRenderer;
var score : int = 0;
var guiScore : GUIText;

function OnMouseDown () {
    if(SpriteRenderer.sprite == something) {
        score += 1;
        guiScore.text = "Score: " = score;
    }
}

Right now, if I pressed a button and got a point then I pressed a different button the score would start from 0 again. How can I share data something like static variables but different scripts? I know this sounds a bit noobie but any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Static variables won't appear in the inspector so you can't assign the GUIText in the inspector (thanks for making me find out). So try using GetComponent instead:

// make a variable of type GUIText
var guiScore: GUIText;

// assign the gameobject in the inspector
var staticObject: GameObject; 

// Again I don't know the name of your script, so I'll name it StaticScript
// get the script
StaticScript scr = staticObject.GetComponent(StaticScript); 

// assign local GUIText with the one from above
guiScore = scr.guiScore; 

This way you have already shared 1 GUIText for all other scripts.

However you said:

Right now, if I pressed a button and got a point then I pressed a different button the score would start from 0 again

Doesn't that mean something is wrong with the score, not the GUIText?