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Question by NinjaSu · Mar 15, 2013 at 10:43 AM · foreachcomponentscastingpolymorphism

foreach Element Problem

 public Component[] list;
 
 list = GetComponentsInChildren<Component>();
 
 foreach(Alpha a in list) // Alpha is a script.
     Destroy(a);
 

I want to destroy all the Alpha scripts in that list of components. I was under the assumption that my foreach would work this way: Foreach Alpha script found in list do something, ignore every other component.

This is a casting problem, I think. Please help me understand casting/polymorphism better.

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avatar image Chronos-L · Mar 15, 2013 at 10:50 AM 0
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I just answered the same question from you

avatar image NinjaSu · Mar 15, 2013 at 10:52 AM 0
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Similar question, in the sense that it has a list, there is nothing more in common. Not the same at all...

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Answer by Bunny83 · Mar 15, 2013 at 11:29 AM

foreach simply iterates through all elements in list. Since you typed the iterator variable as Alpha it will throw a casting exception for each element that isn't of type Alpha. foreach does not sort or filter anything, it just iterates through the collection.

If you want to use a Component array (for what reason ever), you can do something like this:

 foreach(Component c in list)
 {
     if (c is Alpha)
     {
         Destroy(c as Alpha);
         // or
         // Destroy((Alpha)c);
     }
 }
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