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Changing TextMesh text via script
Been banging at this for awhile and its time to ask for help. In a script attached to GameObject A, I'm trying to update the text of a TextMesh attached to a child object of GameObject B.
Various iterations all have resulted in syntax or object expression/conversion errors; I currently have (in script on GO A)
TextMesh theText = transform_GO_B.Find("myMesh").GetComponent(TextMesh);
theText.text = "booyah!";
which is not valid/working. How do I form the reference to child object/Text Mesh on GameObject B from GameObject A?
This should throw an exception "Expression denotes a type', where a variable', value' or method group' was expected"
Type
TextMesh theText = (TextMesh) transform_GO_B.Find("myMesh").GetComponent(typeof(TextMesh))
or with generics
TextMesh theText = transform_GO_B.Find("myMesh").GetComponent<TextMesh>();
myMesh has to be a child of transform_GO_B then.
thanks both for feedback; Robhuhn your syntax worked nicely
I toght you are working with js.
If I'm not wrong, your original code should work in jr.
That's why I was thinking your problem was the find....
Next time, please state what language you are working with :)
Will do, new to the board and forgot to specify language of C#
I Think that if you use GameObject.Find instead of Transfom.Find, it will work.
But you can also try finding the child by using Transform.Find or Transform.GetChild.
Notice the path in Transform.Find.
