Raycasthit need GameObject returned

Unity Engine
1

I am using raycasthit to shoot a GameObject. I am able to do damage to the GameObject(GO) with the sendmessage function so I know I am getting the GO. I am wanting to get the GO so I can pull a variable that holds the HP of the GO so I can update the HUD. It will most likely be a instantiate prefab that has about 10 clones.

This is the code that I am working with.

    var rayMouse = Camera.main.ScreenPointToRay (Input.mousePosition);
    var hitMouse : RaycastHit;
    if (Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0))
    {
        if (Physics.Raycast (rayMouse, hitMouse, 100)) 
        {
            Debug.DrawLine (rayMouse.origin, hitMouse.point);
            hitMouse.collider.SendMessage("Damage", 50);
            //GameObject.Find("g_targetHP").guiText.text =
            var hitTarget : String = hitMouse.collider.GameObject.name;
            print(hitTarget);
            
        }
    }

I either need the variable or be able to call my GetHp() function on the GO from the Raycasthit. I am open to any rewrites if it get the job done.

2

You can access a script on a given object with the GetComponent function. If the script file is called MyScript.js, you can get a reference to a script component on the hit object with the following code:-

 var scr: MyScript = hitMouse.gameObject.GetComponent(MyScript);

When you have got the reference to the script object, you can call a function on it in the usual way:-

var hp = scr.GetHP();