Accessing Variables within another gameobject's script

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So far I have two game objects, one which has to change one of the variables in the first one's script. So far, I have this,

 private var firstObject : GameObject;
 
 function Start () {
     firstObject = GameObject.Find("yellowBarrel");
     firstObject.RollingLogic.values = 4;

}

and in the other script...

 public var values: int;
 [...]

(The script containing the variable is called RollingLogic) I know the yellow barrel was found because I can apply a transformation to it, I just can't figure out how to access it's variables. Thanks for any help!

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Answer by JoaquinRD · Aug 17, 2013 at 01:21 PM

The problem is that your firstObject variable is defined as a GameObject. In order to access the values in your RollingLogic script, you need to store that instance of the script in a variable of type RollingLogic. To do this, first find the GameObject, then get the RollingLogic Component from that GameObject. For example:

 private var firstObject : RollingLogic;
 
 function Start() {
     firstObject = GameObject.Find("yellowBarrel").GetComponent(RollingLogic);
     firstObject.values = 4;
 }

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stick_penguin · Aug 17, 2013 at 09:38 PM 0

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Thanks, cleared this topic up for me

jdellis23 · Apr 09, 2014 at 10:36 PM 0

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Getting the following error with this code.

BCE0018: The name 'RollingLogic' does not denote a valid type ('not found').

Purpose2 · Apr 09, 2014 at 10:57 PM 0

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Well, jdellis23 - does the GameObject called "yellowBarrel" in your scene have the script titled "RollingLogic"? That is how this snippet of code works, find object called x, with component y and save it to a variable z. Then you are able to edit a variable on y's script.

jdellis23 · Apr 10, 2014 at 02:36 PM 0

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Yes the GameObject has the script attached to it as a component.

mavii_ege · May 22, 2014 at 03:31 AM 0

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Thanks working !

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Answer by ArkaneX · Aug 17, 2013 at 01:18 PM

If RollingScript is attached to yellowBarrel, than it is one of yellowBarrel's components. You have to access it using GetComponent method.

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jdellis23 · Apr 09, 2014 at 10:35 PM 0

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Getting the following error with this code.

BCE0018: The name 'RollingLogic' does not denote a valid type ('not found').

MooOooN · Jan 31, 2015 at 09:57 AM 0

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RollingLogic is the name of the script. Write your script name here ins$$anonymous$$d, which you have attached to the gameObject you want to access.

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