Instantiated GameObject child has a different parent GameObject

I apologize for the confusing title. This one is a bit tough to summarize. Here's the long version.

I have a script that spawns GameObjects based on a prefab (public GameObject PrefabObject). Here's the code:

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2.         Canvas canvas = FindObjectOfType<Canvas>();
3.         GameObject instObj = Instantiate(PrefabObject, canvas.transform);
4.         MyOtherScript otherScriptComponent = instObj.GetComponentInChildren<MyOtherScript>();
5.  

With this code, the value of otherScriptComponent.gameObject is not pointing to instObj. For reference the value of instObject is "Name of Prefab(Clone)" and the one in the component is just "Name of Prefab." The (Clone) version is the one I see in the outliner. Any idea what's going wrong here?

 

In your prefab, is the instance of MyOtherScript on the root GameObject of the prefab? Or is it on some child object? You're using GetComponentInChildren which implies to me it's not on the root object of the prefab. In which case the name will be whatever the name of that child is in the prefab, as Unity only appends the "(clone)" suffix to the root object name of the prefab.

 

Yes, you're right. Never mind. I'm an idiot. The gameObject of the component is not the same gameObject as I'm instantiating as it's a child. They have similar names and my brain was not seeing the difference. Thanks for the help.

 

No problem. You're not an idiot; sometimes you've just been staring at a problem for so long you need an outside perspective to see something obvious. It happens to everyone.