How do i create new reference from a gameObject.

GameObject "a" wants to be a new reference from GameObject "b" doing "a = b" only sets "a" to get data from that specific GameObject("b") but when i delete that object then "a" and "b" is equal to null. I want to make "a" a new reference of "b" so when "b" = null "a" will be equal to something still. How would i do that i have tried "a = new b" but that gives me a error.

 

How do you mean deleting? Do you mean engine side deletion or setting the reference to null?

If you have the following code

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject a = GameObject.Find("A);
2. GameObject b = a;
3.  
4. a = null;

Then at the end b will still be a reference to the original GameObject found.

However if you have this code

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject a = GameObject.Find("A");
2. GameObject b = a;
3.  
4. Destroy(a);

Then both a and b will appear null. The objects will still actually exist in memory like any other object in c# because there is no way to delete an object in C#, you just have to wait for the garbage collector to clean it up once there are zero references left to it. However it appears null because Unity because all objects that extend from the class UnityEngine.Object have been written so that there == operator will return true when compared with null if the object has been destroyed engine side.

Hope that clarifies a bit.

 

The other possible answer from the OP is you could be interested in making a copy. You can instantiate an existing GameObject to create a copy.