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Find is not allowed in Update yet I need to get a position of another component once every 0.35f seconds
Hello. I know Unity doesn't let the Find function in Update function, but rather in Start. But I need to get a position of a component that my current script is NOT on. A part of my Update code:
void Update()
{
timer += Time.deltaTime;
if (timer >= 0.35f)
{
newPlayerLength = GameObject.Find("Player_Dragon").GetComponent<Player_Movement>().lengthOfPlayer;
newPlayerPosition = GameObject.Find("Player_Dragon").GetComponent<Player_Movement>().transform.position;
timer = 0f;
}
}
How can I get the new player length and position without using the Find function?
I don't where you have read that Unity doesn't let the Find function in Update function. YOU CAN, but it's not advised since the function is heavy.
// Drag & drop the gameObject with the player movement in the inspector
[SerializeField]
private Player_Movement playerMovement;
// The following getter will try to retrieve it at runtime
private Player_Movement PlayerMovement
{
get
{
if( playerMovement == null )
{
GameObject playerDragon = GameObject.Find("Player_Dragon") ;
if( playerDragon != null )
playerMovement = playerDragon.GetComponent<Player_Movement>() ;
else
Debug.LogError("Can't find Player_Dragon object. Is it enabled ?" );
}
return playerMovement;
}
}
void Update()
{
timer += Time.deltaTime;
if (timer >= 0.35f && PlayerMovement != null )
{
newPlayerLength = PlayerMovement.lengthOfPlayer;
newPlayerPosition = PlayerMovement.transform.position;
timer = 0f;
}
}
Sorry, how to drag the game object? The script where I need the length and position is a prefab named Dragon_Pieces and the game object with the length and position script is called Player_Dragon, obviously. Do I need to drag the Player_Dragon in the Dragon_Pieces inspector? Because I cannot do that.
Everything should be fine with the given script. If you can't drag & drop, the getter will retrieve the object at runtime. If Dragon_Pieces is instantiated after Dragon_Player is in the scene, Find should be called only once.
