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      • Installing the Extension
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      • Nodes, Lines, and Options
      • Variables
      • Flow Control
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      • Commands
      • Functions
      • Tags and Metadata
    • 🪄Upgrading Yarn Scripts
  • Working With Unity
    • Overview
    • 📦Installation
    • ⚡Quick Start
    • 📥Importing Yarn Files
      • Yarn Scripts
      • Yarn Projects
    • 🧱Components
      • Dialogue Runner
      • Dialogue Views
        • Line View
        • Options List View
        • Option View
        • Creating Custom Dialogue Views
        • Dialogue Advance Input
      • Variable Storage
        • In-Memory Variable Storage
        • Custom Variable Storage Components
      • Line Provider
        • Text Line Provider
        • Audio Line Provider
    • 🤖Commands and Functions
    • 🗺️Localizations and Assets
      • In-built Localisation
    • 💡Frequently Asked Questions / "How Do I...?"
  • Unity Sample Projects
    • 🛠️Choose-Your-Path Game
    • 🛠️Choose-Your-Path Game with Visuals
    • 🛠️NPC Dialogue Game
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    • 🗃️Yarn Variables and Variable Storage
  • About
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  • API Documentation
    • C#
      • Yarn Namespace
        • BuiltinTypes
          • Any
          • Boolean
          • Number
          • String
          • TypeMappings
        • Command
          • Text
        • CommandHandler
        • Dialogue
          • DefaultStartNodeName
          • Dialogue(Yarn.IVariableStorage)
          • AddProgram(Program)
          • Continue()
          • ExpandSubstitutions(string,IList<string>)
          • GetStringIDForNode(string)
          • GetTagsForNode(string)
          • NodeExists(string)
          • ParseMarkup(string)
          • SetNode(string)
          • SetProgram(Program)
          • SetSelectedOption(int)
          • Stop()
          • UnloadAll()
          • CommandHandler
          • CurrentNode
          • DialogueCompleteHandler
          • IsActive
          • LanguageCode
          • Library
          • LineHandler
          • LogDebugMessage
          • LogErrorMessage
          • NodeCompleteHandler
          • NodeNames
          • NodeStartHandler
          • OptionsHandler
          • PrepareForLinesHandler
          • VariableStorage
        • DialogueCompleteHandler
        • DialogueException
        • FunctionType
          • Description
          • Methods
          • Name
          • Parameters
          • Parent
          • ReturnType
        • IType
          • Description
          • Methods
          • Name
          • Parent
        • IVariableStorage
          • Clear()
          • SetValue(string,bool)
          • SetValue(string,float)
          • SetValue(string,string)
          • TryGetValue(string,T)
        • Library
          • DeregisterFunction(string)
          • FunctionExists(string)
          • GenerateUniqueVisitedVariableForNode(string)
          • GetFunction(string)
          • ImportLibrary(Library)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Delegate)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<TResult>)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<T1, TResult>)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<T1, T2, TResult>)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<T1, T2, T3, TResult>)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<T1, T2, T3, T4, TResult>)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, TResult>)
        • Line
          • ID
          • Substitutions
        • LineHandler
        • Logger
        • MemoryVariableStore
          • Clear()
          • SetValue(string,bool)
          • SetValue(string,float)
          • SetValue(string,string)
          • TryGetValue(string,T)
        • Node
          • ToString()
          • Instructions
          • Labels
          • Name
          • SourceTextStringID
          • Tags
        • NodeCompleteHandler
        • NodeStartHandler
        • OptionSet
          • Options
          • Option
            • DestinationNode
            • ID
            • IsAvailable
            • Line
        • OptionsHandler
        • PrepareForLinesHandler
        • Program
          • Combine(Program[])
          • ToString()
          • InitialValues
          • Name
          • Nodes
      • Yarn.Markup Namespace
        • MarkupAttribute
          • ToString()
          • Length
          • Name
          • Position
          • Properties
        • MarkupParseException
        • MarkupParseResult
          • Attributes
          • Text
          • DeleteRange(MarkupAttribute)
          • TextForAttribute(MarkupAttribute)
          • TryGetAttributeWithName(string,MarkupAttribute)
        • MarkupProperty
          • Name
          • Value
        • MarkupValue
          • ToString()
          • BoolValue
          • FloatValue
          • IntegerValue
          • StringValue
          • Type
        • MarkupValueType
          • Bool
          • Float
          • Integer
          • String
      • Yarn.Compiler Namespace
        • BasicBlock
          • AddDestination(string,Condition)
          • AddDestination(BasicBlock,Condition)
          • Ancestors
          • Descendants
          • DescendantsWithPlayerVisibleContent
          • Destinations
          • FirstInstructionIndex
          • Instructions
          • LabelName
          • Name
          • NodeName
          • PlayerVisibleContent
          • CommandElement
            • CommandText
          • Condition
            • DirectJump
            • ExpressionIsFalse
            • ExpressionIsTrue
            • Fallthrough
            • Option
          • Destination
            • Block
            • Condition
            • NodeName
            • Type
            • DestinationType
              • Block
              • Node
          • LineElement
            • LineID
          • OptionsElement
            • Options
            • Option
              • Destination
              • LineID
          • PlayerVisibleContentElement
        • CompilationJob
          • CompilationType
          • Files
          • Library
          • VariableDeclarations
          • CreateFromFiles(IEnumerable<string>,Library)
          • CreateFromFiles(string[])
          • CreateFromString(string,string,Library)
          • File
            • FileName
            • Source
          • Type
            • DeclarationsOnly
            • FullCompilation
            • StringsOnly
        • CompilationResult
          • ContainsImplicitStringTags
          • DebugInfo
          • Declarations
          • Diagnostics
          • FileTags
          • Program
          • StringTable
        • Compiler
          • Compile(CompilationJob)
          • FlattenParseTree(IParseTree)
          • GetDocumentComments(CommonTokenStream,ParserRuleContext,bool)
          • GetLineIDForNodeName(string)
        • DebugInfo
          • GetLineInfo(int)
          • LineInfo
            • CharacterNumber
            • FileName
            • LineNumber
            • NodeName
        • Declaration
          • ExternalDeclaration
          • CreateVariable(string,Yarn.IType,IConvertible,string)
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • ToString()
          • DefaultValue
          • Description
          • IsImplicit
          • Name
          • Range
          • SourceFileLine
          • SourceFileName
          • SourceNodeName
          • Type
        • DeclarationBuilder
          • WithDefaultValue(System.IConvertible)
          • WithDescription(string)
          • WithImplicit(bool)
          • WithName(string)
          • WithRange(Yarn.Compiler.Range)
          • WithSourceFileName(string)
          • WithSourceNodeName(string)
          • WithType(IType)
          • Declaration
        • DeferredTypeDiagnostic
          • CreateDeferredTypeDiagnostic(string,Diagnostic)
          • diagnostic
          • Name
        • Diagnostic
          • Diagnostic(string,ParserRuleContext,string,DiagnosticSeverity)
          • Diagnostic(string,string,DiagnosticSeverity)
          • Diagnostic(string,DiagnosticSeverity)
          • Diagnostic(string,Range,string,DiagnosticSeverity)
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • ToString()
          • Column
          • Context
          • FileName
          • Line
          • Message
          • Range
          • Severity
          • DiagnosticSeverity
            • Error
            • Info
            • Warning
        • FileParseResult
          • FileParseResult(string,IParseTree,CommonTokenStream)
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • Name
          • Tokens
          • Tree
        • FunctionTypeBuilder
          • WithParameter(IType)
          • WithReturnType(IType)
          • FunctionType
        • IndentAwareLexer
          • IndentAwareLexer(ICharStream,TextWriter,TextWriter)
          • NextToken()
          • Warnings
          • Warning
            • Message
            • Token
        • InstructionCollectionExtensions
          • GetBasicBlocks(Node)
        • Position
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • Character
          • Line
        • Range
          • Range()
          • Range(int,int,int,int)
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • End
          • Start
        • StringInfo
          • fileName
          • isImplicitTag
          • lineNumber
          • metadata
          • nodeName
          • text
          • ToString()
        • Utility
          • AddTagsToLines(string,ICollection<string>)
          • DetermineNodeConnections(string[])
          • ExtractStringBlocks(IEnumerable<Node>)
          • GenerateYarnFileWithDeclarations(IEnumerable<Yarn.Compiler.Declaration>,string,IEnumerable<string>,I
          • ParseSource(string)
      • Yarn.Compiler.Upgrader Namespace
        • LanguageUpgrader
          • Upgrade(UpgradeJob)
        • OrderedSet
          • OrderedSet()
          • OrderedSet(IEqualityComparer<T>)
          • Add(T)
          • Add(IEnumerable<T>)
          • Clear()
          • Contains(T)
          • CopyTo(T[],int)
          • GetEnumerator()
          • Remove(T)
          • Count
          • IsReadOnly
        • TextReplacement
          • Comment
          • OriginalText
          • ReplacementText
          • Start
          • StartLine
          • OriginalLength
          • ReplacementLength
        • UpgradeJob
          • Files
          • UpgradeType
          • UpgradeJob(UpgradeType,IEnumerable<CompilationJob.File>)
        • UpgradeResult
          • Files
          • Diagnostics
          • OutputFile
            • Diagnostics
            • IsNewFile
            • OriginalSource
            • Path
            • Replacements
            • UpgradedSource
        • UpgradeType
          • Version1to2
      • Yarn.Unity Namespace
        • AssemblyExtensions
          • GetLoadableTypes(Assembly)
        • AudioLineProvider
          • AssetLoadCompleteAction
          • audioLanguage
          • completedLoadOperations
          • pendingLoadOperations
          • GetLocalizedLine(Line)
          • PrepareForLines(IEnumerable<string>)
          • LinesAvailable
        • AudioLocalizedLine
          • AudioClip
        • CharacterColorView
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • CharacterColorData
            • characterName
            • displayColor
        • Culture
          • DisplayName
          • Name
          • NativeName
        • Cultures
          • GetCulture(string)
          • GetCultures()
          • HasCulture(string)
        • DialogueAdvanceInput
          • continueAction
          • continueActionKeyCode
          • continueActionReference
          • continueActionType
          • dialogueView
          • enableActionOnStart
          • Action
          • ContinueActionType
            • InputSystemAction
            • InputSystemActionFromAsset
            • KeyCode
            • None
        • DialogueCharacterNameView
          • onDialogueStarted
          • onNameNotPresent
          • onNameUpdate
          • DialogueStarted()
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
        • DialogueOption
          • DialogueOptionID
          • IsAvailable
          • Line
          • TextID
        • DialogueReference
          • nodeName
          • project
          • DialogueReference()
          • DialogueReference(YarnProject,string)
          • IsValid
        • DialogueRunner
          • dialogueViews
          • lineProvider
          • onCommand
          • onDialogueComplete
          • onNodeComplete
          • onNodeStart
          • runSelectedOptionAsLine
          • startAutomatically
          • startNode
          • verboseLogging
          • yarnProject
          • AddCommandHandler(string,Delegate)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1, T2>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, T2, Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1, T2, T3>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, T2, T3, Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1, T2, T3, T4>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, T2, T3, T4, Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, Coroutine>)
          • AddFunction(string,Delegate)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1, T2>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1, T2, T3>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1, T2, T3, T4>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>)
          • Clear()
          • GetTagsForNode(String)
          • LoadStateFromPlayerPrefs(string)
          • NodeExists(string)
          • OnViewRequestedInterrupt()
          • RemoveCommandHandler(string)
          • RemoveFunction(string)
          • ResetDialogue(string)
          • SaveStateToPlayerPrefs(string)
          • SetDialogueViews(DialogueViewBase[])
          • SetInitialVariables(bool)
          • SetProject(YarnProject)
          • SplitCommandText(string)
          • StartDialogue(string)
          • Stop()
          • CurrentNodeName
          • Dialogue
          • IsDialogueRunning
          • VariableStorage
          • StringUnityEvent
        • DialogueViewBase
          • requestInterrupt
          • DialogueComplete()
          • DialogueStarted()
          • DismissLine(Action)
          • InterruptLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • RunOptions(DialogueOption[],Action<int>)
          • UserRequestedViewAdvancement()
        • Effects
          • FadeAlpha(CanvasGroup,float,float,float,CoroutineInterruptToken)
          • Typewriter(TextMeshProUGUI,float,Action,CoroutineInterruptToken)
          • CoroutineInterruptToken
            • Complete()
            • Interrupt()
            • Start()
            • CanInterrupt
            • WasInterrupted
        • InMemoryVariableStorage
          • showDebug
          • Clear()
          • Contains(string)
          • GetAllVariables()
          • GetDebugList()
          • SetAllVariables(Dictionary<string, float>,Dictionary<string, string>,Dictionary<string, bool>,bool)
          • SetValue(string,bool)
          • SetValue(string,float)
          • SetValue(string,string)
          • TryGetValue(string,T)
        • LanguageAttribute
        • LineMetadata
          • GetLineIDs()
          • GetMetadata(string)
        • LineProviderBehaviour
          • textLanguageCode
          • GetLocalizedLine(Yarn.Line)
          • PrepareForLines(IEnumerable<string>)
          • Start()
          • LinesAvailable
          • YarnProject
        • LineView
          • DismissLine(Action)
          • InterruptLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • OnContinueClicked()
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • UserRequestedViewAdvancement()
        • Localization
          • AddLocalizedObject(string,T)
          • AddLocalizedObjects(IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, T>>)
          • AddLocalizedString(string,string)
          • AddLocalizedStrings(IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>>)
          • AddLocalizedStrings(IEnumerable<StringTableEntry>)
          • Clear()
          • ContainsLocalizedObject(string)
          • ContainsLocalizedString(string)
          • GetLineIDs()
          • GetLocalizedObject(string)
          • GetLocalizedString(string)
          • SetLocalizedObject(string,T)
          • ContainsLocalizedAssets
          • LocaleCode
          • UsesAddressableAssets
        • LocalizedLine
          • Metadata
          • RawText
          • Substitutions
          • TextID
          • CharacterName
          • Text
          • TextWithoutCharacterName
        • OptionsListView
          • Reset()
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • RunOptions(DialogueOption[],Action<int>)
          • Start()
        • OptionView
          • OnOptionSelected
          • InvokeOptionSelected()
          • OnPointerClick(PointerEventData)
          • OnPointerEnter(PointerEventData)
          • OnSubmit(BaseEventData)
          • Option
        • SampleRenderDetector
        • SerializedDictionary
          • Add(TKey,TValue)
          • Add(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>)
          • Clear()
          • Contains(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>)
          • ContainsKey(TKey)
          • CopyTo(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>[],int)
          • GetEnumerator()
          • Remove(TKey)
          • Remove(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>)
          • TryGetValue(TKey,TValue)
          • Count
          • IsReadOnly
          • this[TKey key]
          • Keys
          • Values
        • StringTableEntry
          • Comment
          • File
          • ID
          • Language
          • LineNumber
          • Lock
          • Node
          • Text
          • StringTableEntry(StringTableEntry)
          • CreateCSV(IEnumerable<StringTableEntry>)
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • ParseFromCSV(string)
          • ToString()
        • TextLineProvider
          • GetLocalizedLine(Yarn.Line)
          • PrepareForLines(IEnumerable<string>)
          • LinesAvailable
        • VariableStorageBehaviour
          • Clear()
          • Contains(string)
          • GetAllVariables()
          • SetAllVariables(System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string,float>,System.Collections.Generic.Dicti
          • SetValue(string,bool)
          • SetValue(string,float)
          • SetValue(string,string)
          • TryGetValue(string,T)
        • VoiceOverView
          • audioSource
          • fadeOutTimeOnLineFinish
          • waitTimeAfterLineComplete
          • waitTimeBeforeLineStart
          • DismissLine(Action)
          • InterruptLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • UserRequestedViewAdvancement()
        • YarnActionAttribute
          • Name
        • YarnCommandAttribute
          • CommandString
          • Injector
        • YarnFunctionAttribute
          • FunctionName
        • YarnLinesAsCanvasText
          • stringsToViews
          • yarnProject
          • OnTextLanguagePreferenceChanged()
          • StringObjectDictionary
        • YarnParameterAttribute
          • Injector
        • YarnProject
          • baseLocalization
          • compiledYarnProgram
          • lineMetadata
          • localizations
          • searchAssembliesForActions
          • GetLocalization(string)
          • GetProgram()
          • Program
        • YarnStateInjectorAttribute
          • Injector
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Dialogue

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Inherits from System.Object

Summary

Co-ordinates the execution of Yarn programs.

public class Dialogue : IAttributeMarkerProcessor

Constructors

Name
Description

Fields

Name
Description

The node that execution will start from.

Methods

Name
Description

Starts, or continues, execution of the current Program.

Replaces all substitution markers in a text with the given substitution list.

Returns the string ID that contains the original, uncompiled source text for a node.

Returns the tags for the node nodeName .

Gets a value indicating whether a specified node exists in the Program.

Unloads all nodes from the Dialogue.

Properties

Name
Description

Gets the name of the node that this Dialogue is currently executing.

Gets a value indicating whether the Dialogue is currently executing Yarn instructions.

Invoked when the Dialogue needs to report debugging information.

Invoked when the Dialogue needs to report an error.

Gets the names of the nodes in the currently loaded Program.

Gets or sets the object that provides access to storing and retrieving the values of variables.

Initializes a new instance of the class.

Loads the nodes from the specified , and adds them to the nodes already loaded.

Parses a line of text, and produces a containing the results.

Prepares the that the user intends to start running a node.

Loads all nodes from the provided .

Signals to the that the user has selected a specified .

Immediately stops the .

Gets or sets the that is called when a command is to be delivered to the game.

Gets or sets the that is called when the dialogue reaches its end.

Gets or sets the 's locale, as an IETF BCP 47 code.

Gets the that this Dialogue uses to locate functions.

Gets or sets the that is called when a line is ready to be shown to the user.

Gets or sets the that is called when a node is complete.

Gets or sets the that is called when a node is started.

Gets or sets the that is called when a set of options are ready to be shown to the user.

Gets or sets the that is called when the dialogue anticipates delivering some lines.

Yarn
Dialogue(Yarn.IVariableStorage)
Dialogue
DefaultStartNodeName
AddProgram(Program)
Program
Continue()
ExpandSubstitutions(string,IList)
GetStringIDForNode(string)
GetTagsForNode(string)
NodeExists(string)
ParseMarkup(string)
MarkupParseResult
SetNode(string)
Dialogue
SetProgram(Program)
Program
SetSelectedOption(int)
Dialogue
Option
Stop()
Dialogue
UnloadAll()
CommandHandler
CommandHandler
CurrentNode
DialogueCompleteHandler
DialogueCompleteHandler
IsActive
LanguageCode
Dialogue
Library
Library
LineHandler
LineHandler
LogDebugMessage
LogErrorMessage
NodeCompleteHandler
NodeCompleteHandler
NodeNames
NodeStartHandler
NodeStartHandler
OptionsHandler
OptionsHandler
PrepareForLinesHandler
PrepareForLinesHandler
VariableStorage