C#: How do you use a scripting component to destroy the script component itself? (More info inside)

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When I mean destroying itself, I do not mean for the script component to destroy a game object.

What I want is to call a script component to destroy the script component itself.

Here’s the following code:

public class Foo : MonoBehaviour {
    public void Start() {
        //Destroys Foo script component. And yes, Foo script component is "this piece of code," the code you are reading right now.
        Destroy(this.GetComponent<Foo>());
    }
}

How can it be done? I am having trouble destroying itself.

2

Destroy (this) should do that job. It will just destroy the Instance of script component.

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Weird how GetComponent() doesn’t work. I guess it’s because of some other codes I had.

Anyway, thanks for telling me.

4

You are welcome.

GetComponent can be used to get other scripts and components but not the own script. “this” represents the current Instance (i.e.) the current component.