Instantiate a blank Gameobject

I'm getting hit with an error when I Instantiate a blank Gameobject
I swear this is what the manual says to do.
Except they aren't passing a string for the prefab name.
I have the prefab in my resources folder too.

The best overloaded method match for `UnityEngine.Object.Instantiate(UnityEngine.Object, UnityEngine.Vector3, UnityEngine.Quaternion)' has some invalid arguments

Code (csharp):

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3. GameObject newButton = Instantiate ("CharacterSelectButton",Vector3.zero, Quaternion.identity) as GameObject;
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I tried creating a variable like this so I could drag the prefab in
public GameObject CharacterSelectButton;

but when I do that it doesn't show up as a slot on the Game object this script is attached too
So I don't understand that either.

 

I don't believe that IS what the manual says
http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Object.Instantiate.html

I suspect you are thinking of the gameobject constructor
http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/GameObject-ctor.html
where you just use
Gameobject newGO = new GameObject("name");

 

thanks for the response hpjohn
I figured some things out.

If you don't assign

Code (csharp):

1. public GameObject CharacterSelectButton;

to anything it won't show up as a slot to drag the CharacterSelectButton prefab in.
So that explains why some times public variables show up for me and other times they haven't

Apparently when im using PhotonNetwork.Instantiate I can pass a string but I guess we cant with just using Instantiate.

 

I am not 100% sure but try this:

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject newButton = Instantiate ("CharacterSelectButton",Vector3.zero, Quaternion.identity);

I don't think you need the

Code (CSharp):

1. as GameObject

 

ya I was wondering if I needed the as GameObject too
if I remove it I get error
Cannot implicitly convert type `UnityEngine.Object' to `UnityEngine.GameObject'.

Code (csharp):

1. GameObject NewCharacterSelectButton = Instantiate (characterSelectButton) as GameObject;
2. NewCharacterSelectButton.Find("Name").GetComponent <Text> ().text = name;
3. NewCharacterSelectButton.Find("Level").GetComponent <Text> ().text = level;

Getting hit with error
Static member `UnityEngine.GameObject.Find(string)' cannot be accessed with an instance reference, qualify it with a type name instead

So im guess its cause NewCharacterSelectButton is an instance.
"qualify it with a type name instead"
How do I do this?

thanks for the responses btw guys.

 

Find is not a member of a gameobject instance, its a static
I thought your problem was solved, 420blazeits post wasn't relevant or correct

 

Thanks hpjohn
Ya I got it solved. I created another class added it to the prefab so it could find those components on each instance.

 

Try changing Vector3.Zero to new Vector3(0.5,0.5,0.5)