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accesing child object

Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by verderveremem, Jun 17, 2014.

  1. verderveremem

    verderveremem

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    Hi folks,

    how can i access to child object's position of a gameobject witout using "GameObject.Find"

    thanks
     
    verderveremem, Jun 17, 2014
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  2. ElvisAlistar

    ElvisAlistar

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    Code (csharp):
    1.  gameObject.GetComponentInChildren<Transform>().position
     
    ElvisAlistar, Jun 17, 2014
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  3. verderveremem

    verderveremem

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    thanks, can i use this code block in update method?
     
    verderveremem, Jun 17, 2014
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  4. ElvisAlistar

    ElvisAlistar

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    Yes, but save gameObject.GetComponentInChildren<Transform>() to a variable in Start if possible, so that you don't call GetComponent in every Update call.
     
    ElvisAlistar, Jun 17, 2014
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