Particle Emitter exists, but my script can't find it

Questions & Answers
1

This function is supposed to find the emitter that the object has, but it never gets into the if. (It’s the code from the fps tutorial) I don’t get why it doesn’t exist.

function Kill ()
{
// Stop emitting particles in any children
	var emitter : ParticleEmitter = GetComponentInChildren(ParticleEmitter);
	if (emitter)
	{
		emitter.emit = false;
		transform.DetachChildren();
		Destroy(gameObject);
	}
}
2

I’ve seen this type of thing, I think it’s a bug. Try splitting it:

var emitter : ParticleEmitter;
emitter = GetComponentInChildren(ParticleEmitter);
3

I’ve had similar issues before, now I don’t trust the GetComponentsInChildren anymore. IIRC, I’ve got the generic version to work more often than the normal method. I wouldn’t swear it but you give it a try tell us, heh.

GetComponentInChildren.<ParticleEmitter>(); //JS syntax requires a dot
GetComponentInChildren<ParticleEmitter>(); //C# doesn't