# Get Transform
**URL:** https://discussions.unity.com/t/get-transform/165468
**Category:** Questions & Answers
**Created:** [May 17, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/get-transform/165468 "2016-05-17T13:46:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@VanceaV](https://discussions.unity.com/u/VanceaV)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2016, 1:46pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/get-transform/165468/1 "2016-05-17T13:46:39Z")
I have a prefab with script attached to the root.
the preafab has a lot of children as you ca see in picture below.
How ca i get a child tronsform in the script attached to the root ? For example of the “gun” child which is one of the far way child from the root ?
In c# i know how to do it but i have no idea how to do it in javascript.
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### Author:  [@YoungDeveloper](https://discussions.unity.com/u/YoungDeveloper)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/get-transform/165468/2 "2016-05-17T13:59:13Z")
I’ve had similar problem once, getting the right transforms and filtering them. I ended up writing my data structure class which mimics transform hierarchy. From that point i had methods to filter or find whatever i want.
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### Author:  [@JoshDangIt](https://discussions.unity.com/u/JoshDangIt)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/get-transform/165468/3 "2016-05-17T15:15:43Z")
I made this extension method. May be slow, but if it’s only called in awake that shouldn’t be much of a problem.
```
public static Transform GetChild(this Transform transform, string name)
{
Transform[] arr = transform.gameObject.GetComponentsInChildren ();
foreach(Transform t in arr)
{
if(t.gameObject.name == name)
{
return t;
}
}
return null;
}
```
Edit: Whoops! Didn’t notice you wanted JS. Hopefully this will help somebody else.
Edit2: Nevermind, you can use extension methods in JavaScript if you put the C# file in a “Plugins” folder. Create a C# file with that extention method, create a folder call ‘Plugins’, and place the file inside it. You can then reference it in your JavaScripts.
> **[Unity - Manual: Special folder names](https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/SpecialFolders.html)**
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### Author:  [@meat5000](https://discussions.unity.com/u/meat5000)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/get-transform/165468/4 "2016-05-17T14:31:50Z")
transform.root
Will give you the Uber-Parent object in any tree.
Anywhere in your screenshotted hierarchy, `transform.root` would be soldier3rdPerson.
From there you use the search methods on transform class to Find the children. (Which is a common question)
> **[Transform.Find(string) no longer finds grandchild?](https://discussions.unity.com/questions/799429/transformfindstring-no-longer-finds-grandchild.html)**
>
> I have the following hierarchy: Manager Player(clone) Ship(clone) Q\_Quad This hierarchy is created at run time by a manager script on the ‘Manager’ GameObject, like so: GameObject player, ship; player = (GameObject) Instantiate(playerPrefab,...
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### Author:  [@Bunny83](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Bunny83)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/get-transform/165468/5 "2016-05-17T15:46:25Z")
First of all the Transform.Find method returns a transfrom, so calling `.transform` after Find is pointless. You could simply do `Find("xxx").Find("yyy");`
However The Find method allows you to specify a “path” as well:
```
Transform gun = transform.Find("soldierCharacter/Bip01/Bip01 Pelvis/Bip01 Spine/Bip01 Spine1/Bip01 Spine2/Bip01 Neck/Bip01 R Clavicle/Bip01 R UpperArm/Bip01 R Forearm/Bip01 R Hand/gun");
```
While this is possible it’s usually not a good approach. It’s better to define a public variable in your root script and assign the gun transform in the inspector to that variable.
```
public Transform gun;
```
Another dynamical way is to “search” for a known Component. For example if you attach a component to your “gun” transform which is called “GunSlot” you can simply do
```
gun = GetComponentInChildren().transform;
```
GetComponentInChildren will search for any component in any children.
Another way would be to use `GetComponentsInChildren()` (note the **Components** ) and iterate over all transforms to filter out the one you need. You could use a for loop or Linq:
```
using System.Linq;
gun = GetComponentsInChildren().Where(t=>t.name).FirstOrDefault();
```