How to get corresponding object from loaded content?

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Hi

My goal is to delete from a prefab a specific object. I use the following code to do so:

GameObject objectToDestroy = ...; //my input
string prefabPath = PrefabUtility.GetPrefabAssetPathOfNearestInstanceRoot(objectToDestroy);
GameObject prefabContentsRoot = PrefabUtility.LoadPrefabContents(prefabPath);

GameObject correspondingObject = ...;//Find in prefabContentsRoot the object corresponding to objectToDestroy

DestroyObject(correspondingObject );

PrefabUtility.SaveAsPrefabAsset(prefabContentsRoot, prefabPath);
PrefabUtility.UnloadPrefabContents(prefabContentsRoot);

For now, I find the corresponding object by comparing names, but this is of course not a safe way (multiple objects can have the same name in the same prefab).
I tried using the PrefabUtility.GetCorrespondingObjectXXX methods, but they return an object that is part of the prefab asset, and not part of the prefab loaded content. So I guess I need a PrefabUtility.GetCorrespondingObjectFromInstance(prefabContentsRoot, objectToDestroy), but such method does not seem to exist. How should I do?

Thanks

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Hi. Currently there is no API for finding objects and the only way is relying on the name.

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