check if GUI element is disabled

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1

I have some gui text constrained to other gui elements (not parented). And I’d like them to be hidden when their constraining elements (target) are disabled. I was hoping that checking the target is true would be enough, apparently not!
How should I do a check to see if the target is disabled?

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class PinTransform : MonoBehaviour {

    public Transform target;
    public Vector3 offset;

    private CanvasRenderer guiVis;

	// Use this for initialization
	void Start () { 
        this.guiVis = GetComponent<CanvasRenderer>();
        this.guiVis.SetAlpha(0f);
	
	}
	
	// Update is called once per frame
	void LateUpdate () {
        if (target)
        {
            transform.position = target.position + offset;
            this.guiVis.SetAlpha(1f);
            Debug.Log("I can see it.");
        }
        else
        {
            this.guiVis.SetAlpha(0f);
        }
        
	
	}
}
2

Ahh, fixed.

Have to make target a GameObject, then use if(target.activeInHierarchy)

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class PinTransform : MonoBehaviour {

    public GameObject target;
    public Vector3 offset;

    private CanvasRenderer guiVis;

	// Use this for initialization
	void Start () { 
        this.guiVis = GetComponent<CanvasRenderer>();
        this.guiVis.SetAlpha(0f);
	
	}
	
	// Update is called once per frame
	void LateUpdate () {
        if (target.activeInHierarchy)
        {
            transform.position = target.transform.position + offset;
            this.guiVis.SetAlpha(1f);
            Debug.Log("I can see it.");
        }
        else
        {
            this.guiVis.SetAlpha(0f);
        }
        
	
	}
}