To get the most out of this book

Some familiarity with Unity would be helpful but is not essential. A basic understanding of C# or any other object-oriented programming knowledge is required. At the time of writing this book, the Unity exam is based on Unity version 2017.3. We'll go through the procedure of downloading and installing the software in Chapter 1, Setting Up and Structuring Our Project. If for any reason, you are using a later version of Unity, that shouldn't matter unless the book mentions where things may differ between versions.

Download the example code files

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You can download the code files by following these steps:

1. Log in or register at www.packt.com.
2. Select the Support tab.
3. Click on Code Downloads.
4. Enter the name of the book in the Search box and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the file is downloaded, please make sure that you unzip or extract the folder using the latest version of:

• WinRAR/7-Zip for Windows
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The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Unity-Certified-Programmer-Exam-Guide. In case there's an update to the code, it will be updated on the existing GitHub repository.

We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available athttps://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

Code in Action

Code in Action videos for this book can be viewed at https://bit.ly/3hZHeGi.

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in the text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "A Unity package is a single file that contains various assets that can be used in Unity in a similar manner to a .zip file."

A block of code is set as follows:

  void Start()
    {
        this.transform.localPosition = Vector3.zero;
        startPos = transform.position;
        Distance();
    }

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

          public class PlayerSpawner : MonoBehaviour
        

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "To finally bake the lights, open the Lighting window by going to Window | Lighting | Settings. Once there, select the Global Maps tab."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.