easy Question getComponent [SOLVED]

Simple question, how do i tell the variable "player" that it has to look for the Gameobject with the Tag Player.

The script is for a Homing missle which is instanciated as a prefab shot vom a Turret.

Code (CSharp):

1. using UnityEngine;
2. using System.Collections;
3.  
4. public class Homing : MonoBehaviour {
5.  
6.     public float speed;
7.     private Transform player;
8.  
9.  
10.     void Start() // how do i say that player is the GameObject with the tag Player ???
11.     {
12.         player = gameObject.GetComponent<transform>GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player");             //GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag ("Player");  
13. //  <-- this is not corret right?^^
14.     }
15.  
16.  
17.     void FixedUpdate ()
18.     {
19.         float z = Mathf.Atan2 ((player.transform.position.y - transform.position.y), (player.transform.position.x - transform.position.x)) * Mathf.Rad2Deg - 90;
20.         transform.eulerAngles = new Vector3 (0, 0, z);
21.         rigidbody2D.AddForce (gameObject.transform.up * speed);
22.     }
23.  
24.     void OnTriggerEnter2D (Collider2D coll)
25.     {
26.         if (coll.gameObject.tag == "Respawn") {
27.          
28.          
29.             Destroy(gameObject); // , 0.3f   für ani delay
30.          
31.         }
32.  
33.     }
34.  
35.  
36. }

 

do you want your player variable to be a transform or a GameObject?

your player variable is a transform so

player = GameObject.FindWithTag ("Player").transform;

if you make player a GameObject leave .transform out

 

1) determining the difficulty to a question you yourself don't know the answer to... not exactly accurate

2) what? what do you mean by "look for the GameObject"?

If you want to find something by tag:

GameObject.FindWithTag:
http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/GameObject.FindWithTag.html

 

Code (CSharp):

1.     void Start()
2.     {
3.         GameObject goPlayer = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player");
4.  
5.         if (goPlayer != null) {
6.                player = goPlayer.transform;
7.         }
8.     }

 

Change
player = gameObject.GetComponent<transform>GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("Player");

To
player = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag ("Player").transform;

 

Hehe.

Thats what comes from opening windows and not replying instantly - well what Sbizz said, cheching for null would be best

 

thats exactly what i was looking for

THX !