Can't retrieve information from GameObject

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1

Good afternoon.

I’m currently having trouble trying to retrieve information from a gameObject. And maybe there’s a workaround what I’m doing while using another more-db-like-approach, which would appreciate very much.

Trouble is, I have the following JS:

var Realname: String;
var description: String;
var price: float;

That JS is assigned to a prefab (gameObject).

Now I have another JS :

var currentObject : GameObject;
function Start () {
Debug.Log(currentObject.name);
Debug.Log(currentObject.description);
}

After I assign the prefab to currentObject in the inspector , my debug.log results are:

  1. prefab name (not the Realname var)

  2. NULL

Any ideas?

Thanks a bunch.

2

You would have to access the Realname variable in your other JS script.

Debug.Log(currentObject.Realname);

If this initially gives you an error it’s probably because the Realname variable is not accessible from the other script, you could change this by saying:

public var Realname: String;

when you create it, or a better way is to create a getter function in your first script, outside of any other functions that returns Realname:

public function GetRealName(){
return Realname;
}

and then call that from the second script where you want to get it:

Debug.Log(currentObject.GetRealName());

The second way is the better way when it comes to security and proper coding techniques.

3

Hi, GameObject itself does not contain those values, GameObject contains scripts and scripts contain it.
Use getcomponent to access others scripts.
I explained it ver clearly in this answer: Transform var between scripts - Unity Answers
There’s an example in c# and unityscript.

Also dont forget to drag and drop the go on the public variable.