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GridLayout.WorldToCell

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public Vector3Int WorldToCell(Vector3 worldPosition);

Parameters

worldPositionWorld Position to convert.

Returns

Vector3Int Cell position of the world position.

Description

Converts a world position to cell position.

// Snap the GameObject to parent GridLayout
using UnityEngine;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Start()
    {
        GridLayout gridLayout = transform.parent.GetComponentInParent<GridLayout>();
        Vector3Int cellPosition = gridLayout.WorldToCell(transform.position);
        transform.position = gridLayout.CellToWorld(cellPosition);
    }
}

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