JS get component

The problem is so simple its really making me mad.

The game is not detecting this component on my car and its a big problem.

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. public var theCar : GameObject; /* The car */
3.  
4. theCar.gameObject.transform.GetComponent(carMovement).active = true;
5.  

Of course this is not all the code but you see what I mean.

I get no error from the log, just it simply does not make the script 'carMovement'.js become active.

 

I see a few possible errors:

1. theCar could be null
2. GetComponent could return null
3. Components usually have "enabled" instead of "active"

 

Always, actually. .active is only for GameObjects, or I should say used to be; it's obsolete now, and you'd use SetActive instead.

--Eric

 

Assets/Game/GlobalScripts/Vehicles/Land/Car.js(66,71): BCE0019: 'SetActive' is not a member of 'carMovement'.

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. theCar.gameObject.transform.GetComponent(carMovement).SetActive = true;
3.  

 

What do you mean GetComponent could return null? Its simply getting the component from theCar

theCar is not null.

 

Sorry, you misunderstood. I wasn't telling you to use SetActive...might want to read my post again (plus the post I was responding to).

--Eric

 

It probably should be:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. public var theCar : GameObject; /* The car */
3.  
4. theCar.GetComponent(carMovement).enabled = true;
5.  

But that will only make that component active. What happens from there will depend on the component.

 

So, you have a script called carMovement, and you are trying to control whether that script updates or not. I can't tell if your problem is that you cannot get a reference to your script.