error with learning script

Questions & Answers
1

been learning from books/video.
one of the examples has a firing script
var speed = 3.0;

var crateprefab:Transform;

function Update()
{
if(Input.GetButtonDown(“fire1”))
{
var crate = Instantiate(crateprefab,Transform.position,Quaternion.identity);

crate.Rigidbody.Addforce(Transform.forward *2000);
}

}

only problem ive got now is when i put it onto unity i get the message "Assets/shoot.js(15,36): BCE0020: An instance of type ‘UnityEngine.Transform’ is required to access non static member ‘position’

what does it mean,if i cant figure it out then my learning unity comes to a sudden halt.any help for a noob appreciated.

2

The ‘Transform.position’ part of the instantiation needs to have a lower case ‘t’.

3

  1. Format your code (the button with ones and zeroes).

  2. Transform is a class name, not an object of that class - and that is what you need. Consider code below.

    var speed = 3.0;

    var crateprefab:Transform;

    function Update() { if(Input.GetButtonDown(“fire1”)) {

    var crate = Instantiate(crateprefab,transform.position,Quaternion.identity);

    crate.Rigidbody.Addforce(Transform.forward *2000); }

    }

The difference here is that transform (notice the small first letter) is a specific transform, used for the object you attach the script to.