Best workaround to get transform of an class implementing an interface

I have an interface ICard, which is implemented in several diffrent classes. I want to get the transform of these classes. I cannot call .gameobject or .transform as an interface cannot implement Monobehaviour. What would be your take on this?

As of now, I instantiate these cards using prefabs and use .GetComponent<ICard>, if this is of any help.
Thank you in advance

 

if you've instantiated the prefabs you already have access to their gameobject/transform from the instantiate function return...

... and if ICard doesn't inherit from monobehaviour, how are you calling getcomponent to access it? it's not a component

 

This might work.

Code (CSharp):

1. public Interface ICard {
2.     // ... Your stuff
3.     Transform transform {get;}
4. }

I assume interfaces are allowed to pick up on properties or methods implemented on a base class that doesn't implement the interface.

Let me know if it doesn't work and I will do some more digging.

 

GetComponent<SomeInterface> will return a component that has implemented SomeInterface.

Since you know that GetComponent will only return a component, you can cast to a component instead.

Code (CSharp):

1. Transform cardTransform = ((Component)GetComponent<ICard>()).transform;

 

oh, didn't realise getcomponent did that... good to know

 

Sorry for the necro, thought i could throw this in:

Code (CSharp):

1. public interface IMonoBehaviour{
2. Transform transform { get; }
3. GameObject gameObject { get; }
4. T GetComponent<T>();
5. .. other stuff
6. }
7.  
8. public interface SomeInterface : IMonoBehaviour{
9. ...
10. }
11.  
12. You get the idea..

 

I have a similar problem. This didn't work for me.

 

We need more to work with than "didn't work" to help you. For example, did it cause an error? What error, specifically?

 

Best workaround is to use inheritance instead of interface Just today once again tried to utilize interface... and ended up using inheritance after ran into problems mentioned here: can't access transform or GetComponent without additional work.

Thanks for the tip, didn't realize you can cast it into Component!

 

Use (interface as MonoBehaviour), e.g.

Code (CSharp):

1.                (usableItemsTotal[i] as MonoBehaviour).transform.SetParent(overlayMenu.transform, false);