Getting error Cannot convert type Transform to GameObject, even thought it is Transform

Unity Engine
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Hello, I have this problem I can’t figure out…

I have a base class:

public class Weapon : MonoBehaviour {

    public Transform bulletSpawn;

and an inherited class:

public class AssaultRifle : Weapon {

    static GameObject PrefabAR = (GameObject)Resources.Load("AR", typeof(GameObject));
    static Transform PrefabARBulletSpawn = PrefabAR.transform.GetChild(1).gameObject.transform;


    public AssaultRifle()
    {
        this.weaponObject = PrefabAR;
        this.bulletSpawn = PrefabARBulletSpawn;

where the last line above shows error:
Error CS0029 Cannot implicitly convert type ‘UnityEngine.Transform’ to ‘UnityEngine.GameObject’ Assembly-CSharp D:\Unity\Game1\Assets\Scripts\Weapons\AssaultRifle.cs

If anybody could help, that would be really awesome.

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The solution is in the error message. Your bulletSpawn is a GameObject, not a Transform. Transform is just a set of coordinates.

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Well if it were that easy right, but it is not. BuletSpawn is defined as Transform public Transform bulletSpawn;
When I hover over the text it also shows (field) Transform Weapon.bulletSpawn and (field) Transform AssaultRifle.PrefabARBulletSpawn
I really appreciate the fast help, I am probably just missing something and I just can’t find it :frowning:

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If it’s a Transform, then it is the place where you want to spawn a game object (a bullet, I suppose). Did you make a confusion between the two somewhere in your script? Like try to spawn the spawn coordinates instead of the game object?

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So I have restarted Visual Studio and the error disappeared. Sometimes I am just wondering why, why me ? :roll_eyes:
Thank you for trying to help.