Bullet handshake

Hello, only been using Unity for a few days so far, so please let me know if this question has already been answered and I just didn't know how to word it for the search engine.

I have 2 scripts, one is a gun, and one is a target. The target has a drop down Enum list to tell what material the target is, like metal. What I want is for the gun script to be able to look at the target script, and find out what the material is. Is there a way for the one script to pull that information based on a raycast collider, or if not, how would I push that information back to the gun? I can post actual code, but I'm sure it doesn't read very well since I'm still learning this stuff. Many thanks.

 

I think you're looking for script communication. That's done through GetComponent.

 

Thanks, know it's probably simple but it's stretching my brain quite a bit. Looks like what I'm looking for, thanks

 

This is what's beautiful about Unity and component model architecture! Enjoy the brain stretch! Revel in it! I have had to buy three new skulls already since I started using Unity.

 

3 hours lost due to errant semicolon

 

Those'll get ya.

 

At this stage you might find it worthwhile, or at least satisfying, to sternly discipline that errant semicolon, if for no other reason than to serve as an example to all the other potentially miscreant punctuation marks.