How do you get a component reference not part of its heirarchy?

Hello

I am aware of GetComponent, GetComponentInParent and GetComponentInChild

But what if the component i need is outside of all of these options such as this kind of hierarchy:

Code (CSharp):

1. GameController <--- i want the component on this GameObject
2. GrandParent¬
3.     Parent¬
4.         MyScript <--- this is the component seeking it

I need to link them via code not the inspector approach but not sure how i would do it ?

 

GameController sounds like a prime candidate for the Singleton pattern, assuming you only have one of them.

You could also use

GameObject.FindGameObjectByTag("sometagthatyougiveyourgamecontrollerobject").GetComponent<GameController>()

 

You could also try

Code (CSharp):

1. MyComponent comp = transform.parent.parent.GetComponent<MyComponent>()
2.  
3. comp.SomeMethod()

 

Totally agree there... here's what I would use:

Simple Singleton (UnitySingleton):

Some super-simple Singleton examples to take and modify:

Simple Unity3D Singleton (no predefined data):

https://pastebin.com/SuvBWCpJ

Unity3D Singleton with Prefab used for predefined data:

https://pastebin.com/cv1vtS6G

These are pure-code solutions, do not put anything into any scene, just access it via .Instance!