Assigning found enemy to target variable

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1

Hello,

The following code is used to see if there is an enemy between the lines. If there is, the boolean will become “true”. But how can I assign the found enemy to a variable (public GameObject)?

enemyInRange = Physics2D.Linecast(rangeStart.position, RangeEnd.position, 1 << Layermask.NameToLayer("Enemy"));

So if there is an enemy and I would have a variable public GameObject target; how could I assign the enemy in the way to that variable?

2

How about:

if (enemyInRange != null && enemyInRange.collider != null) {
    someBool = true;
    someGameObject = enemyInRange.collider.gameObject;
}
3

Physics2D.Linecast returns a RaycastHit2D. I’m a bit surprised you CAN assign that to a Boolean, but you certainly shouldn’t if you want to know what is hit. Instead, assign it to a RaycastHit2D, then go through that to get the GameObject.

RaycastHit2D enemyInRange = Physics2D.Linecast(rangeStart.position, RangeEnd.position, 1 << Layermask.NameToLayer("Enemy"));
if (enemyInRange != null) {
    GameObject EnemyHit = enemyInRange.rigidbody.gameObject;
}