How do I play an animation from another object C#

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Hi guys, how can i go about making one object (a switch) activate an animation on another object, what I’m trying to achieve is a secret switch to a door, everything is fine, if i have the script on the switch it states it cannot find the animation on the switch, but the animation is on the door, not the switch, and if i have the script on the door, i get no errors, but doesn’t do anything when activated, i just have no idea how to direct the animation from the switch to the door, it seems the only way that I’m getting a result is having the script on the switch not the door, but in this case it is looking for the Anim on the switch not the door.

after a lot of changing and editing to try and rectify this issue, I’m left with this code.

    public bool Open;
    public bool doorIsOpening;
    public Animator Animation;
    public GameObject SecretDoor;
    public AudioClip switchSound;
    public AudioClip DoorOpen;

    // Use this for initialization
    void Start () {
        Animation = GetComponent<Animator>();
        Open = false;
	}

    private void Update()
    {
        if (doorIsOpening == true)
        {
            Open = true;
        }
    }

	public void openSecretRoom () {
        doorIsOpening = true;
	}
}
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If you want the animator of the door, not the switch, you simply call GetComponent on the secret door instead of the switch.

Animation = SecretDoor.GetComponent();.