How to destroy an instantiated gameObject from another script

Questions & Answers
1

I am instantiating a prefab from one script, but i want to destroy it from another. But I don’t know how since an instantiated object is private. For example

Instantiate.js

function OnMouseUpAsButton () {
var blank : GameObject = Instantiate(dotgrey, transform.position, transform.rotation);
}

Destroy.js

InvokeRepeating("CleanUp",0,1);

function CleanUp () {
Destroy(blank);
}

The second script will obviously not know what blank is because it is private. How do I circumvent this problem?
Thank You.

2

Pass the cached go to other script using GetComponent.
Here’s an example, this will work if both scripts are on same gameobject.
This will destroy go after 5 seconds

Instantiate.js

function OnMouseUpAsButton () {
    var blank : GameObject = Instantiate(dotgrey, transform.position, transform.rotation);
    GetComponent(Destroy).CleanUp(blank);
}

Destroy.js

function CleanUp(arg){
    yield WaitForSeconds (5);
    Destroy(arg);
}