GetComponent<Script>(true) gives error

Hello Unity community, I'm stuck again.

So I'm trying for an if-statement to check if a gameobject has a certain script, but now I also need it to check inactive objects. My original (functioning) piece was:

hit.collider.gameObject.GetComponentInChildren<TurretMain> ()

So that doesn't check inactive children. I went searching a bit and found out that you can set the includeinactive parameter to true, like this:

hit.collider.gameObject.GetComponentInChildren<TurretMain> (true)

Unfortunately, that gives the following error:

error CS0308: The non-generic method `UnityEngine.GameObject.GetComponentInChildren(System.Type)' cannot be used with the type arguments

Crap, on the examples I found they said it worked. I've been searching for a while now and I can't seem to find a similar case. How do I make this work?

 

try this maybe

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. if(hit.collider.gameObject.GetComponentInChildren<TurretMain>().active == true)
3. {
4.    hit.collider.gameObject.GetComponentInChildren<TurretMain>().active = false;
5. }
6.  

Something like that might work
*Not tested

 

I doubt that would work. Only a gameobject can be active or not. A component can be disabled and enabled.

But even then when a gameobject is SetActive(false), the components are still enabled. :/

 

ah yeh maybe change .active for .enabled?

Very good point lolz

EDIT ** or you could change it to a transform and use Getchild?

so say

gameobject.transform.GetChild(1).GetComponent<Script>().enabled == false;

How about that?

 

Yeah I tried using enabled, fixes the compiler error, but gives null errors at runtime.

Does GetChild work when the parent has multiple children? I may be able access the child object with a tag though.

 

yes so for example: -

GetChild(0) - is the first child
GetChild(1) - is the next child

Always have 0 as the first child that might be why you get the null exception because its looking for something thats not there

 

Ok that may be very well possible, the child I'm looking for would be number 3. I hope when I in the future instantiate a new child under a parent that doesn't have one yet it would become number 3 as well.

Edit: it works with that method.

Edit2: Damn, at runtime it messes up the hierarchy, so the child I'm looking for isn't always number 3. I'll have to do a foreach loop I guess?

 

Got it working.

Code (CSharp):

1. foreach(Transform child in controledPlatform.transform){
2.                         Debug.Log("Got child");
3.                         if(child.gameObject.tag == "Destroyed"){
4.                    
5.                             Debug.Log ("Got right one");
6.                             return;
7.                         }
8.                     }

I check this after the if-statement before doing anything else. I can work with this. Thanks.