Get Component from Instantiated Prefab

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I need to instantiate a target and player then get the camera mouse control script and set its target to the player. In the code below, the Get Component script returns null. Is there a way to get a component from an instantiated prefab? Any help is appreciated.

SceneObjectData.CurrentSceneObjects.MainCamera = Instantiate(SceneObjectData.SceneObjectPrefab.MainCamera_Prefab) as GameObject;

SceneObjectData.CurrentSceneObjects.adventurer = Instantiate(SceneObjectData.SceneObjectPrefab.Adventurer_Prefab) as GameObject;

//Target the Adventurer with the point camera script CameraMouseControl CameraMouseControlScript;

CameraMouseControlScript = SceneObjectData.CurrentSceneObjects.MainCamera.GetComponent("CameraMouseControl") as CameraMouseControl; CameraMouseControlScript.target = SceneObjectData.CurrentSceneObjects.adventurer;

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Answer by doug__ · Nov 25, 2012 at 03:07 PM

I do this when ever I try to get a component, and I'm not sure if it exists, perhaps it's what you're looking for:

 public MyScript GetScript(GameObject i) {
   var c = i.GetComponent<MyScript>();
   if (c == null) {
     i.AddComponent<MyScript>();
     c = i.GetComponent<MyScript>();
   }
   return c;
 }

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mythraend · Nov 25, 2012 at 03:51 PM 0

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Thanks Doug. The thing is I can see the script attached in the prefab (in the assets folder). I can do something similar in the Start function of the Camera$$anonymous$$ouseControl script attached to the instantiated object. But I have to use GameObject.Find (like below) which I've heard is slow.

void Start () {

if (target == null) { GameObject adventurer = GameObject.Find("adventurer"); target = adventurer; } }

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