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Game.Prefabs.PolicePurpose

Assembly: Assembly-CSharp
Namespace: Game.Prefabs

Type: enum

Base: System.Enum (backed by System.Int32)

Summary:
PolicePurpose is a [Flags] enum used to describe one or more operational purposes for police-related prefabs/units in Cities: Skylines 2. Each named value represents a capability or task category (Patrol, Emergency response, Intelligence) and can be combined using bitwise operations to indicate that a unit or prefab serves multiple roles simultaneously.

Fields

  • Patrol = 1
    Represents routine patrolling duties. Use this flag for units that regularly monitor areas, perform traffic/presence checks, or handle low-priority incidents.

  • Emergency = 2
    Represents emergency response capability. Use this flag for units that respond to high-priority incidents (fires, accidents, violent crimes) and require immediate dispatch.

  • Intelligence = 4
    Represents investigative or intelligence-related duties. Use this flag for units involved in investigations, surveillance, or data/analysis tasks.

Properties

  • None declared
    Enums do not define instance properties in the source; use bitwise checks or System.Enum/System.Flags-related helpers to inspect values.

Constructors

  • None (enum values are created by the runtime)
    Enums in C# don't have user-declared constructors. Values are represented by their underlying integral value (int by default).

Methods

  • None declared in this type
    No custom methods are declared on this enum. Typical operations use standard enum/bitwise functionality:
  • Combine flags: PolicePurpose.Patrol | PolicePurpose.Intelligence
  • Check flags: (purpose & PolicePurpose.Emergency) == PolicePurpose.Emergency or purpose.HasFlag(PolicePurpose.Emergency)
  • Convert to/from numeric types via casts, or use Enum.Parse/Enum.TryParse for string conversions.

Usage Example

// Combine purposes: this police unit both patrols and performs intelligence work
PolicePurpose unitPurpose = PolicePurpose.Patrol | PolicePurpose.Intelligence;

// Check if the unit can handle emergencies
bool canHandleEmergency = unitPurpose.HasFlag(PolicePurpose.Emergency);

// Add Emergency role at runtime
unitPurpose |= PolicePurpose.Emergency;

// Remove Intelligence role
unitPurpose &= ~PolicePurpose.Intelligence;

// Example conditional behavior
if ((unitPurpose & PolicePurpose.Patrol) == PolicePurpose.Patrol)
{
    // assign to patrol routes
}

Additional notes: - Because the enum is marked with [Flags], prefer bitwise operations and HasFlag for intent-expressive checks. - When serializing or storing enum values (e.g., in save data or prefab metadata), store the underlying integer to preserve combined flags reliably.