Cannot reference "Halo" type in Javascript

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1

I have a Halo component attached to a child GameObject, but trying to use the Javascript

var h = GetComponentInChildren(Halo);

Gives

Assets/Selection.js(8,42): BCE0005: Unknown identifier: 'Halo'.

On the child GameObject itself, I can do this:

var test : Component = GetComponent("Halo");
Debug.Log("direct type: " + test.GetType());

which prints

direct type: UnityEngine.Behaviour

I expected to get the specific Halo type back (like UnityEngine.BoxCollider) rather than the generic Behavior.

Is there something “special” about Halo, where it doesn’t have its own type? If so, what’s the proper method for referencing it in a similar manner to GetComponentInChildren?

Using Unity 3.5.0f5, MonoDevelop 2.8.2

2

Not everything is exposed to scripting; Halo is one of those things that isn’t.

3

Maybe this is new functionality since this question but it is now accessible.

var halo : Behaviour;

halo = GetComponent(“halo”);