Simply Query about "this.name"

Hello,

In my code i created multiple prefabs. Then im checking an object for his name:

Code (JavaScript):

1. Debug.Log (this.name);

Unity gives me so the item name, for example: "lion_prefab"

I want to create an "if-statement" now and check for the item name.

I tried this but it didnt worked:

Code (JavaScript):

1. if(this.name == "lion_prefab")
2. {
3. Debug.Log("thisIsAnLionPrefab");
4. }

What am i doing wrong?

 

With strings, instead of ==, you need to use the Equals() method:

if(this.name.Equals("lion_prefab"))

 

Ok, i knew it would be simple. Thank you

 

It's not required to use Equals. In almost all cases, Equals and == have the same effect. (I seem to recall there's some difference if comparing null.)

--Eric

 

Yes your right, the problem was somewhere else. (Maybe because unity gives every prefab a hidden name , like "prefab0") I used the same query with "tag.name" and it works fine now.

 

Equals throws a null reference exception if the string is null. That's why you see Yoda conditionals in languages like Java where == doesn't work for strings.