problem grabbing a script from an instantiated object.

Below is the part of my script I am having trouble with.

at bulletscript speed = bulletspeed; I am getting an error that there is no reference, but right above I created the reference to the new object as it got instantiated. What am I doing wrong that is keeping the reference from being grabbed?

if(Input.GetMouseButton (0))
{
if(howlongtoshoot < Time.time)
{
Bullet bulletscript = Instantiate(bullet,transform.position,transform.rotation) as Bullet;
bulletscript.Speed = bulletspeed;
bulletscript.Drop = bulletdrop;

howlongtoshoot = Time.time + firerate;
}
}

 

okay well apparently problem is that the object is not 'built' yet when you instantiate it and so you cannot change the values you want to change. Instead I am going to attempt to have the script identify who instantiated it and grab the values from them.

 

I might suggest making use of gameObject.GetComponent. So if you bullet prefab has a script called "Bullet" attached, then you could do something like.

//Assign your bullet prefab

GameObject bullet;

//Instantiate the gameObject first (your bullet prefab)

GameObject myNewBullet = Instantiate(bullet,transform.position,transform.rotation) as GameObject;

//Then you can change the values of the attached script on your new gameObject

myNewBullet.getComponent<Bullet>().Speed = bulletspeed;
myNewBullet.getComponent<Bullet>().Drop = bulletDrop;