problem in calling scripts

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1

greetings,
i have 2 classes or 2 scripts one is a component of an object with represents a gui button and the other is also a component of an object which is a gui progress bar.
i’m simply trying to call the progressbar number in the progressbar class to the gui button class , but i get this error message:

Assets/NewBehaviourScript.cs(19,17): error CS0266: Cannot implicitly convert type `UnityEngine.Component' to `shoot'. An explicit conversion exists (are you missing a cast?)

this the progress bar class:

    using UnityEngine;
    using System.Collections;
     
    public class shoot : MonoBehaviour {
    public float barDisplay=0; //current progress
    public Vector2 pos = new Vector2(20,40);
    public Vector2 size = new Vector2(60,20);
    public Texture2D emptyTex;
    public Texture2D fullTex;
	public float Seconds = 20;
	public float Minutes = 0;
public float count=0;
	
     public GameObject player;
	
public	Transform playerTransform;
	Vector3 position ;
	public	Transform playerTransform1;
	Vector3 position1 ;
public int toggle=0;
public int tog=0;


    void OnGUI() {
		player = GameObject.Find ("Cube");
playerTransform = player.transform;
		
    GUI.BeginGroup(new Rect(pos.x, pos.y, size.x, size.y));
    GUI.Box(new Rect(0,0, size.x, size.y), emptyTex);
     
    GUI.BeginGroup(new Rect(0,0, size.x * barDisplay, size.y));
    GUI.Box(new Rect(0,0, size.x, size.y), fullTex);
    GUI.EndGroup();
    GUI.EndGroup();
    }
     
    void Update() {
    
    
		if(Seconds <= 0)
		{
			Seconds = 20;
			if(Minutes >= 1)
			{
				Minutes--;
			}
			else
			{
				Minutes = 0;
				Seconds = 0;
		
			}
		}
		else
		{
			Seconds -= Time.deltaTime;
			count+= Time.deltaTime;
			if(count>5)
			{
			count=0;
				
			}
			else
			{
				
			barDisplay =(count)*0.2f; //  1/0.5=2 seconds therefore 1/0.1=10 seconds for if condition
		
    }
    }
			
}
	
	public float getbardis()
	{
		return barDisplay;
	}
	
}

and this is the class i’m trying to call “getbardis” function from , but it seems i can’t call the class from the first place, i’m not sure what’s wrong with my syntax.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class NewBehaviourScript : MonoBehaviour {
	public shoot sh;
public float bar=0;
  
   void Start () {    	
	sh=gameObject.GetComponent("shoot"); //problem in this line//
	}
	
	void OnGUI () {  
	    	
		if (GUI.Button(new Rect(100, 100,100,50), "press me"))
				{
   bar=sh.getbardis();
   Debug.Log(bar);
			}
	}
}

i have seen the answer of similar questions, but non of them worked with me!!!

2

If you’re missing a cast, then use a cast :wink:

sh = (shoot)gameObject.GetComponent("shoot");

OR

sh = gameObject.GetComponent<shoot>() as shoot;

OR

sh = gameObject.GetComponent("shoot") as shoot;

OR

sh = (shoot)gameObject.GetComponent<shoot>();

If you’re trying to access the script on a DIFFERENT GameObject:

GameObject other;
shoot sh;

void Awake()
{
    other = GameObject.Find("YourOtherGameObjectName");
    sh = other.GetComponent<shoot>() as shoot;
}