how to destroy by the time

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hello, i am trying to do timed destruction but i can’t. can you show me where is my mistake and thank you
and this is my code

void Update()
{
int counter = 0;
if (counter <= 0)
{

        counter = counter++;
        Debug.Log(counter);
    }
    if (counter == 200)
    {
        Destroy(gameObject);
    }

}

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You are declaring the counter variable in the Update loop. Try moving the int counter = 0; out of the Update(). Also, counter = counter++ is unnecessary, just counter++ is enough.

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour
{
    int counter = 0;
    void Update()
    {
        if (counter <= 0)
        {
            counter++;
            //Debug.Log(counter);
        }
        if (counter == 200)
        {
            Destroy(gameObject);
        }
    }
}

Another way to do this is using an overload of the Destroy() method.

public class TimedDestroy : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float timeBeforeDestroy = 10f; // 10 Seconds

    public void Start()
    {
        Destroy(gameObject, timeBeforeDestroy);
    }
}