Checking "type" of "Collider" in C#

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1

I have objects of type “Creep” that are colliding into a trigger to be destroyed. At first, I assigned them a tag and used this conditional (which does work):

void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other) {
	if (other.gameObject.tag == "Creep")

But I’ve decided I’d rather check for the type of the object colliding so I don’t have to tag all future objects. I’ve been searching around and tried all of the following methods, none of which have worked:

if (other.GetType().ToString() == "Creep")
if (other.GetType() == Creep)
if (other is Creep)
if (other.GetType() == typeof(Creep))

Is there another way to do this that I’m not aware of? Or should one of these work and perhaps something else is causing the trouble?

2

other is of Collider type.

The other.GameObject varoab;e is a GameObject type with a component of “Creep” on it. You will need to use GetComponent, otherwise it’s a GameObject that ultimately derives at the bottom from UnityEngine.Object.

You will take a hit using GetComponent, but only you know how much it’s called and whether it will be a real performance hit.

3

This is the code I ended up using (for anyone who stumbles upon this later down the road):

if (other.gameObject.GetComponent<Creep>())

It checks to see if the object has a component of type Creep (i.e., it has a Creep.cs script attached).

4

How to check local collider not other???