koobas.hobune.stream
Instantiate new Gui Button from code
If I try
Button instance = (Button)UnityEngine.Object.Instantiate(x);
I get:
InvalidCastException: Cannot cast from source type to destination type.
Any ideas? Why I cannot clone a Button? See attached image, the Watch window shows some strange Values.
Best Answer
All right, I don't know why, because the old method should work also, here's how to fix it:
// works
Button buttonPrefab = UnityEngine.Resources.Load<Button>("UI/Button");
Button instance = (Button)UnityEngine.Object.Instantiate(buttonPrefab);
// doesn't work: InvalidCastException: Cannot cast from source type to destination type.
Button buttonPrefab2 = (Button)UnityEngine.Resources.Load("UI/Button");
Button instance2 = (Button)UnityEngine.Object.Instantiate(buttonPrefab);
Your code gives me error: "The thing you want to instantiate is null.".
