parent object references on destroyed objects

Hi...

I want to remove a reference to a parent transform on a disabled object.

My attempt to solve this is below:

Code (csharp):

1. void OnEnable ()
2.     {
3.         this.transform.parent = null;
4.         if (GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag ("SF_Island") != null) {
5.             this.transform.parent = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag ("SF_Island").transform;
6.         }
7.     }

The error : MissingReferenceException: The object of type 'GameObject' has been destroyed but you are still trying to access it.

I'm trying to find an object at a certain point, once found I want my object to attach itself to my target then it'll disable itself back to the pool but my target object would of been destroyed by the time I re-enable my object again and so the error, I thought I could simply find my target object again afresh but before all that just uncouple it's parent, but always the error, the target object is destroyed and I assume the disabled/deactivated object is still attached to that destroyed object perhaps, please advise

 

can I buy a "."?

which line in that snippet is causing the error?

what is being destroyed? the parent? the SF_Island tagged object? what?

 

So you are destroying the parent but want to keep the children?
Maybe on the parents OnDestroy method call transform.DetachChildren
http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Transform.DetachChildren.html

 

Thank you, did the trick, I added the function to the code below and all is fine, thanks again

Code (csharp):

1. void LateUpdate ()
2.     {
3.         if (_scManager.levelState == LevelState.Playing) {
4.             destroyDelay -= Time.deltaTime;
5.         }
6.         if (destroyDelay <= 0) {
7.             if (destroyThisObject != null) {
8.                 transform.DetachChildren ();
9.                 Destroy (this.destroyThisObject);
10.             } else {
11.                 transform.DetachChildren ();
12.                 Destroy (this.gameObject);
13.             }
14.         }
15.     }

 

HiddenMonk was suggesting putting it into the OnDestroy function because its a little safer. You don't have to remember to add the detachchildren line before calling destroy, it cleans up itself before being destroyed... and you only need to code it once, not every time

 

Thanks