Destroy an object created with Instantiate()

Unity Engine
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i have been trying to destroy the exact object that i created with Instantiate().

but i keep getting various errors

here is what i currently have:

Object obje;
obje = Instantiate (obtype, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
Destroy(obje);

the error in this code is that i “can’t destroy tranform component. call destroy on the game object.”

so, how do i call destroy on the game object if i have the transform?

when i search i see that i should be able to type

Destroy(obje.GameObject);

but that doesn’t work either.

can someone please tell how to destroy the exact item that created or point me in the right direction?

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Use GameObject obje;

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Thank Hippocoder

you got me on the right track but this is what i think i needed to do:

private Transform obje;
obje = Instantiate (obtype, transform.position, Quaternion.identity) as Transform;.
Destroy(obje.gameObject);

(for some reason GameObject didnt give any errors but the instantiated object did not disappear either…)

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That’s because you used safe casting with as. Using as should always be followed by a null check. You should have seen a runtime error saying the object you are trying to destroy is null.

Better to use the generic version of instantiate or use explicit casting.