Question Accessing instantiated spline items in C# script?

I am using the default circle spline from the Unity Spline package and have placed two prefab gates at opposite corners of the circle spline using the 'Spline Instantiate' component. I am using the instantiate method of 'Instance count'. All other values remain at their default values. How do I access these two instantiated gate objects in my spline container from a C# script? For now, all I am trying to do is log the two gate objects in the console. I have read over the documentation for instantiating everything from the script, however, I want to be able to add items through Unity Editor and access them through the script. I DO NOT want to have to handle adding/settings through the script. I am looking for something along the lines of this:

NOTE: getInstantiatedItems() is not a real method. I'm hoping that a simple getter method is available for the SplineContainer to retrieve the instantiated items. Screenshot of my editor is attached.

Code (CSharp):

1. public class SplineController : MonoBehaviour
2. {
3.     public SplineContainer spline;
4.  
5.     // Start is called before the first frame update
6.     void Start()
7.     {
8.        var[] splineInstantiatedItems = spline.getInstantiatedItems();
9.  
10.        foreach (var item in splineInstantiatedItems)
11.        {
12.             Debug.Log(item);
13.             // ParkingGateObject
14.             // ParkingGateObject
15.        }
16.     }
17.  
18.     // Update is called once per frame
19.     void Update()
20.     {
21.    
22.     }
23. }

 

I've never used splines, so not sure how they're any different, or are unable to create a object with it's script on it to get, but:
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.splines@2.1/manual/instantiate-component.html#
and:
https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/c...pi/UnityEngine.Splines.SplineInstantiate.html

Mention a container? so not sure if that's a List already made, from spline instantiate, or not.

 

I've looked through all of that documentation already. It doesn't say how to get the instances of the instantiated items. There also doesn't seem to be a way to set the Count of instantiated items in the script either. You can set the Instantiate Method but no Count.

 

Currently there's no public methods for you to access the instantiated items by SplineInstantiate. Every instance may be destroyed on refresh, so there's small reason to store them outside of SplineInstantiate. It's better to bake them to get the real instances.

If you really want to use them, then, actually the instantiate items are hidden childs right under the SplineInstantiate component, so you can use

transform.GetChild(index)

to retreive them.

Count seems to be

SplineInstantiate.MinSpacing

, they use the same field to save spaces. (I looked into SplineInstantiateEditor)

 

Personally I keep track(a list) of all my gameObjects(instances). I just make a static list of the class(or parent class) and in the objects(child) class have it's Awake() method add itself to that list. Then I can easily call anything within that class as the reference is easily a static call away(if knowing proper index).

The list wouldn't have to be static, so you can view it in the inspector, as long as it's public