Question Error when passing a reference to a prefab being instantiated in script

I need help. I've come across an error. The goal is to instantiate a prefab, and give it a reference to a infoHolder script attached to a separate gameobject. the script that is instantiating the prefab has a reference to the InfoHolder script called infoholder as you'll see. There is a script on the prefab object called prefabManager, which has a reference to a public infoHolder. Here's the script:

Code (CSharp):

1. public InfoHolder infoholder;
2.     public GameObject prefab;
3.     public Vector3 pos;
4.     public void start()
5.     {
6.     prefabManager prefabManagerInstance;
7.         prefabManagerInstance = Instantiate(prefab, pos, Quaternion.identity) as prefabManager;
8.         prefabManagerInstance.EI = infoholder;
9.     }

The code won't compile and I can't make any sense of the console error. If anyone could help it would be very much appreciated. Thank you in advance!

 

Helps to tell us what the error is, and where the error is.

 

The error is CS0165 but reading the docs it doesn't seem like it has anything to do with what I'm trying to do. Thank you for replying

 

Post the full error, please. And, again, what particular line of code it's happening at.

 

I actually figured it out but thanks anyway

 

You can't "cast" the GameObject Instantiate returns to a script component. You have to use GetComponent<>():

Code (CSharp):

1. var prefabManagerObject = Instantiate(prefab, pos, Quaternion.identity);
2. var prefabManagerInstance = prefabManagerObject.GetComponent<PrefabManager>();
3. prefabManagerInstance.EI = infoholder;