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Can't access prefab's variables, once instantiated.
I'm trying to instantiate a game object, then set its variables before it runs Start(). So I have code like this:
var myPrefab : GameObject;
function Start() { types = BlockTypes.GetValues(BlockTypes); var xfrm : Transform = transform; // xfrm.Translate(xx, yy, zz), etc... oneBlox = Instantiate (myPrefab, xfrm.position, transform.rotation); oneBlox.theBlockType = someIntValue; oneBlox.transform.parent = this.transform; }
The problem I'm having is that this line:
oneBlox.theBlockType = someIntValue;
is generating an error at runtime:
MissingFieldException: Field 'UnityEngine.Transform.theBlockType' not found.
[stack trace snipped]
What's the correct syntax to (a) instantiate an object of type MyPrefab, then (b) set one of the prefab's variables?
Thanks!
Thanks, Eric5h5. Your answer was technically correct but, as a n00b, I found it frustrating that so many answers on this site talk about the theory but not the actual code, so I'm going to give the answer I think that others with this question will want. Here's the working code:
var iblxPrefab : GameObject;
function Start() { var oneBlox : GameObject; oneBlox = Instantiate (iblxPrefab, xfrm.position, transform.rotation);
var bloxScript = oneBlox.GetComponent("blxScript"); // name of script without the ".js" at the end.
bloxScript.theBlockType = ii; // name of variable in script.
}
Key bits: (a) to instantiate a prefab, the syntax is:
var oneBlox : GameObject;
oneBlox = Instantiate (iblxPrefab, xfrm.position, transform.rotation);
(for some reason, I was unable to get the all-in-one-line version of this to work, but that may be me, rather than a Unity limitation) and (b) to access an object's script's variables, the syntax is this:
var bloxScript = oneBlox.GetComponent("blxScript"); // name of script without the ".js" at the end.
bloxScript.theBlockType = ii; // name of variable in script.
You should mark this answer as "accepted" so the auto-bump bot doesn't bump this question again.
sorry, retard here. Can you make this a little clearer with regards the variables in scripts. Which variable is inside which script? var theBlockType is in script "blxScript" or is ii in blxScript?
You need to use GetComponent. Variables are not properties of GameObjects or Transforms, they are properties of scripts.
