You are not allowed to call this function when declaring a variable

Code (CSharp):

1. PlacedObj = (GameObject)Instantiate(Resources.Load("target"));

For some reason this line generates the error "You are not allowed to call this function when declaring a variable". I have tried breaking it down to this:

Code (CSharp):

1. Object LoadPrefab = Resources.Load("target");
2. Object CreatedObj = new Object();
3. CreatedObj = Instantiate(LoadPrefab);
4. PlacedObj = (GameObject)CreatedObj;

I still get the error on the Instantiate line. I read that you need to wait for the object to Awake(), but how would I do that in this context?

 

you cannot call these functions outside of a function. So you need to do this in either the Awake function or in the Start function.

eg:

Code (csharp):

1. GameObject LoadPrefab;
2. GameObject CreatedObj;
3.  
4. void Awake() { //or Start()
5.   LoadPrefab = Resources.Load("target");
6.   CreatedObj = Instantiate(LoadPrefab) as GameObject;
7. }

 

These are called in the Update() function when a key is pressed. And I am getting this message long after the object has been created.

 

Returned error: "Cannot implicitly convert type 'UnityEngine.Object' to 'UnityEngine.GameObject'".

 

I think your problem is that the variable PlaceObject has not been declared yet. Either declare it first before assigning it a value, or like ElvisAlistar has already suggested, declare it at the same time that you are assigning the value.

 

@ElvisAlistar
Instantiate returns an object, rather than a gameObject.
So you'd have to cast it to the type GameObject :'P

@hexicCore
This is how u could do it, assuming that "target" is of the type GameObject

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject createdObject = (GameObject)Instantiate((GameObject)Resources.Load("target"));

To make it look cleaner:

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject targetPrefab = (GameObject)Resources.Load("target");
2. GameObject createdObject = (GameObject)Instantiate(targetPrefab);

or

Code (CSharp):

1. GameObject targetPrefab = Resources.Load("target") as GameObject;
2. GameObject createdObject = Instantiate(targetPrefab) as GameObject;
3.  

 

So you need an explicit conversion. Either

Code (csharp):

1. (DesiredType)blah

...or...

Code (csharp):

1. blah as DesiredType