How to get material name from instance

Unity Engine
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Below are some code wich instanciates a model. Now I want the models material name to be printed in the Debug.Log. Ive tried a bit with instance.GetComponent but cant get it to work. Anyone know the solution?

var instance : GameObject = Instantiate(Resources.Load(targetModel)) as GameObject;

Debug.Log(???);
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instance.renderer.material :smile:

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single material - instance.renderer.material.name

multiple materials (array) - instance.renderer.materials[ ].name

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Thanks guys!

One thing thou, Currently it prints out: “red (instance)” in the debug log. Is it possible to somehow only get the name: “red”. Or how do I remove “(instance)” from the string?

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If coming off an object … it’s ESSENTIAL that you use “sharedMaterial” to get the name … otherwise you are making a new instance of the material!

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