koobas.hobune.stream
Instantiating an object as a child of another object
I have found multiple "solutions" to this problem, however none of them work. Whether this is because the solutions are outdated or the solutions I found don't fit for my problem, I don't know. I am using this c# script to instantiate ten instances of a GUI button, all in random colors, sizes, and positions. I have a base version of the GUI button I want to instantiate as a prefab in my assets and that is what I am instantiating in the script:
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
colorSetter = Random.Range (Random.Range (Random.Range (1, 2), Random.Range (3, 4)), Random.Range (Random.Range (5, 6), Random.Range (7, 8)));
size = Random.Range (1, 3);
circle.gameObject.transform.localScale = new Vector2 (size, size);
if (colorSetter == 1)
{
circle.image.color = blue;
}
if (colorSetter == 2)
{
circle.image.color = red;
}
if (colorSetter == 3)
{
circle.image.color = green;
}
if (colorSetter == 4)
{
circle.image.color = grey;
}
if (colorSetter == 5)
{
circle.image.color = pink;
}
if (colorSetter == 6)
{
circle.image.color = yellow;
}
if (colorSetter == 7)
{
circle.image.color = cyan;
}
if (colorSetter == 8)
{
circle.image.color = purple;
}
Instantiate(circle, new Vector2(Random.Range(0, 500), Random.Range(0, 750)), Quaternion.identity);
}
This script works beautifully, just like I want it to. However it instantiates the object in the top of the hierarchy. This forms issues however because the objects I'm instantiating are GUI elements and they MUST be a child of the canvas.
I cannot seem to figure out how to get these objects to instantiate as a child of the canvas. any help will be greatly appreciated.
Instantiate returns reference to the object created. You can use it to access object's transform and make it child of any other game object:
GameObject newObject = Instantiate(circle.gameObject, new Vector2(Random.Range(0, 500), Random.Range(0, 750)), Quaternion.identity) as GameObject;
newObject.transform.SetParent(canvas); // Canvas is a reference to canvas you want your objects to be added to
