Accessing component

Hi
Im a bit stuck here. Trying to turn on and off a component via trigger:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. var otherscript:GameObject;
3. var otherscript1:GameObject;
4. function OnTriggerEnter () {
5.     otherScript = GetComponent(SmoothLookAt);
6.     otherScript.active=true;
7.      otherScript1 = GetComponent(SmoothLookAt);
8.     otherScript1.active=true;
9. }
10. function OnTriggerExit () {
11.     otherScript = GetComponent(SmoothLookAt);
12.     otherScript.active=false;
13.       otherScript1 = GetComponent(SmoothLookAt);
14.     otherScript1.active=false;
15. }

Its the null ref exception:Object ref not set to an instance...Is it because Im accessing the same (SmoothLookAt )Script on two GO's...?

Thank you
AC

 

They are not in the same object, its one script attached to two different objects.

Code (csharp):

1. var otherscript:GameObject;
2. var otherscript1:GameObject;
3. function OnTriggerEnter () {
4.     otherScript = GetComponent(SmoothLookAt);
5.     otherScript.active=true;
6.      otherScript1 = GetComponent(SmoothLookAt);
7.     otherScript1.active=true;
8. }
9. function OnTriggerExit () {
10.     otherScript = GetComponent(SmoothLookAt);
11.     otherScript.active=false;
12.       otherScript1 = GetComponent(SmoothLookAt);
13.     otherScript1.active=false;
14. }

GetComponent get the component of some object, if you use GetComponent alone, it will search in the object this script is attached to.

On the other hand, GetComponent returns a Component, base clase for all components (including SmoothLookAt) and your variables are declared as GameObject.

You should have something like this to (de)activate components

Code (csharp):

1. var object : GameObject; // setted in the inspector to be the object in which lays the component to be (de)activated
2.  
3. private var script : ComponentName;
4.  
5. function Awake ()
6. {
7.    script = object.GetComponent (ComponentName); // cache the component
8. }
9.  
10. function OnTriggerEnter ()
11. {
12.    script.enabled = true;
13. }
14.  
15. function OnTriggerExit ()
16. {
17.    script.enabled = false;
18. }

.ORG

 

Cheers for the heads up guys, you can see Omars version of the script in action here:
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?p=44361#44361

The eyeballs. I will try something similar with the whole head one day...
AC