GetComponent<Animtation>() is always null

Unity Engine
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I must be doing something wrong here. I have a UI.Panel with an Animator component. I’m trying to get access to the animation so I can control play & stop in code.

Here’s what I’ve tried in the script called Star
var anim = GetComponent();
if (anim == null)
anim = gameObject.GetComponent();
if (anim == null)
anim = this.gameObject.transform.GetComponent();

if (anim == null)
anim = transform.GetComponent();

var xyz = GetComponent();
if (anim == null)
anim = xyz.GetComponent();

if (anim == null)
Debug.Log(“anim is null”);
else
Debug.Log(“found animation”);

I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong.

2

Looks to me that there’s an Animator Component. Not sure why you’re trying to get an Animation Component.

3

I’m using the Animation window to create the animation so I thought I would be able to get the underlying animation component.

4

Nope. Your screenshot says you have an Animator component on that object, so you can only cast to an Animator component. Either use an Animator component or an Animation component. I don’t think they’re intended to be used in conjunction, nor do I think they’re used in the same situation.