non-enabled scripts are receiving SendMessage ?

Unity Engine
1

Is it intentional behaviour that scripts, even if they are not enabled (in the inspector, or via component.enabled = false) are receiving and reacting to SendMessage() ?

I have this odd case (U3b4) where I can disable a script, but it will run the SetMessage() called function. It will not run OnGUI() or Update(), but what I call works.

I could understand this being intended as a way to wake up scripts, but then how do I really disable a script so that it isn’t listening anymore?

2

I guess you have to put a test if (enabled == true) to all your functions before execution of their content. Not aesthetic but very simple and should do the trick.

3

Yes, scripts that are disabled don’t run Update and related functions, but that’s pretty much it. You can either destroy the component, or use a “if (!enabled) return;” line in the function to prevent it from executing if the script’s disabled.

–Eric