Destroy parent from child script

Unity Engine
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I’m sure this is pretty simple, but I can’t figure out how to destroy a parent object from a script attached to a child object. I’m trying destroy the whole chain. Any tips?

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Destroy ( transform.root.gameObject );

That should work, unless there’s something blatantly obvious that I’ve forgotten…

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Thanks Sam… that did it. I had tried transform.root and transform.parent… I didn’t understand why it was treating it as a component, but I think I get it now.

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This is because transform.parent is the Transform component of the parent game object and not the game object itself.

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i got it …

Destroy(other.transform.root.gameObject);
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Just for future people reading this - as a helpful tip thought I’d add this in here. vvv

This works for a whole chain of parents:

Destroy(transform.root.gameObject);

But if you just want to destroy the direct parent of the child you’d use:

Destroy(transform.parent.gameObject);

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