Get the gameobject that is connected to the script?

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1

Hey,

So, I'm connecting a script, for applying damage, and the function is on its own script, and I want it to destroy whatever object it is on... (Being a prefab).

So, what I'm wondering is how do you make a line of code that makes the gameobject that the script is connected to to destroy...

Like,

if(health <= 0)
{
//What to put in place of the _'s?
Destroy(________________);
}

Any help would be great, Thanks, Justin W.

3

If you want to destroy the immediate gameObject.

It would be 

if(health <= 0){
   Destroy(gameObject);
}

But in the case of killing ennemies, you often want to kill the parent of the object and so it's.

if(health <= 0){
   Destroy(transform.root.gameObject);
}

this check the attachments to the transform of the object and go up to the highest one.

PS: The Unity Script reference is very usefull to get to know how the functions are built. http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/

6

This is much easier than you guys are making it. Just do this:

if(health <= 0)
{
    Destroy(gameObject);
}

Or, if you have anything set to a variable you’d like to destroy, use this:

if(health <= 0)
{
    Destroy(anObject.gameObject);
}

OR, if you are getting the error Cannot delete GameObject to prevent data loss, use this:

if(health <= 0)
{
    DestroyImmediate(gameObject);
}

This is all it takes…

2

game.Object

but I've got to type more to post...

edit, my bad, don't know why I put the '.' there.

5

to reference the current script component’s calling object do:

var obj: GameObject;
obj= gameObject;
4

Actually, wouldn't it be gameObject? From the Unity reference :

// Kills the game object
Destroy (gameObject);

// Removes this script instance from the game object
Destroy (this);

// Removes the rigidbody from the game object
Destroy (rigidbody);

// Kills the game object in 5 seconds after loading the object
Destroy (gameObject, 5);

// When the user presses Ctrl, it will remove the script
// named FooScript from the game object
function Update () {
if (Input.GetButton ("Fire1") && GetComponent (FooScript))
Destroy (GetComponent (FooScript));
}