I can successfully Instantiate objects but I have a sort of conceptual difficulty understanding the logic behind the data typing.
The examples in the documentation show the prefab being instantiated as being of type ‘Transform’ or ‘Rigidbody’
But in reality what’s being instantiated is a GameObject that merely contains these these things as components.
It seems like there is a complete disconnect between the has-a, is-a relationship. It doesn’t make any sense to me.
What’s the idea here?
In reality, what’s being instantiated is an Object, which most of those derive from.
Yes but if I create an empty GameObject, and then attach a rigidbody to that object, the game object hasnt become a rigidbody has it? It just has a rigidbody attached to it.
But when you instantiate, the code says you’re instantiating a rigidbody, which you clearly aren’t.
It’s impossible for a Rigidbody component to exist without being attached to a GameObject. So when you instantiate a Rigidbody, you are in fact doing just that, but you can also assume that the GameObject it’s attached to comes along with it. The object that’s returned by Instantiate points to the Rigidbody component, not the GameObject. That’s a special case with Components because of the requirement that they’re attached to a GameObject; for other types such as Texture2D, Material, etc., which aren’t components, what you instantiate is exactly what you get.
–Eric
Hello,
Eric and JamesLeeNZ its specially for you…
i am trying to compare the materials of an instantiated game object and a material that i have referenced in my script.
but while i am executing my code it will never return true to my condition even when i have only one material in my whole project that i am assigned to my prefab and that i have referred to in my script.
any one who can help me for this,please reply…
Thanks
Niki.j