is it possible to call a function located in a collider

okay i am trying to come up with a dialogue system where the words can easily be replaced for different characters

the script itself works all right but the idea of it is to attach the script to a bunch of trigger colliders with the same tag, and when the player character enters the trigger, i'm trying to have it run a function from the script attached to the exact game object acting as the trigger. this is because i have a string value i can change there for each game object, and the string value is what the gui text displays.

right now it doesn't work unless i define the game object holding the script beforehand. this means i would only be able to interact with one character/gameobject and the game would freeze up whenever i would enter the trigger for an undefined game object.

i'm essentially just trying to figure out how to call the script located in the object with which i'm colliding.

here is the relevant code i have attached to the player character:

Code (JavaScript):

1. var talkScript : TalkScript;
2.  
3. function OnTriggerEnter (other : UnityEngine.Collider)
4. {  
5.     if (other.gameObject.tag == "inTheZone")
6.     {
7.         talkScript.TALKMAN();
8.     }
9. }
10.  
11. function OnTriggerExit (other : UnityEngine.Collider)
12. {      
13.     if (other.gameObject.tag == "inTheZone")
14.     {
15.         talkScript.farewellFriendWhomSpeak();
16.     }
17. }
18.  

"TALKMAN" and "farewellFriendWhomSpeak" are just functions in the script "TalkMan" that in theory lets me change the text.

 

Code (csharp):

1. other.gameObject.GetComponent<MyTrigger>().MyFunction()

This?

You know, that "other" variable passed on contains all the info needed.

 

I guess this script is attached to the player so you can do this by simply using GetComponent on the "other" Collider variable.

Code (JavaScript):

1. function OnTriggerEnter(other : Collider){
2. if(other.gameObject.tag == "inTheZone"){
3. other.GetComponent(TalkScript).TALKMAN();
4. }
5. }

 

Oh geez thank you. I had been trying to shoehorn gameObject into the GetComponent function

 

How can I do this in C#?

 

yes it is pretty easy
1. save your collider as gameobject using:
enemy=collision.collider.gameObject;
2. create variable of your script as enemy can have multiple scripts.
enemy_destroy damage = (enemy_destroy)enemy.GetComponent(typeof(enemy_destroy))
where enemy_destroy is name of the script name
3. damage.takedamage(), just call your public function from here.