Trouble disabling script with GetComponent

Unity Engine
1

I am trying to use the following code:

function OnTriggerEnter (other : Collider)
{

if(other.collider.gameObject.tag == "FRAME")  {	

    (GameObject.Find("WATERSPAWN").GetComponent("Instantiate_Random_Sec_RandomObject_WATERSPAWN")as Behaviour ).enabled = false;

               Debug.Log(" Disable ");
}
}

 

function OnTriggerExit ( other : Collider)

{

if(other.collider.gameObject.tag == "FRAME")  {	
	
  (GameObject.Find("WATERSPAWN").GetComponent("Instantiate_Random_Sec_RandomObject_WATERSPAWN")as Behaviour ).enabled = true;
               Debug.Log(" Disable ");	
	

}
}

To enable / disable this:

var OBJECT : Rigidbody[];
var minWait = 1.0;
var maxWait = 10.0;

function Start ()

{ 
	

   while(true)
    {
       yield WaitForSeconds(Random.Range(minWait, maxWait));
        var OBJECT : Rigidbody = Instantiate(OBJECT[Random.Range(0,OBJECT.Length)], transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
            }
}

Any idea why this is not working?
Thanks,
Greg

2

Have you tried Destroy on that component?

3

Thanks, zazz0000, but I don’t want to permanently destroy that component, just disable it until my object has left the
collider trigger. I wonder if Start on the component that I’m looking to disable is preventing this from working?

Thanks,

G

4

Is there another way to temporarily disable a script other than what I’m attempting to do with the above code?
This works, but apparently not with function Start.

Any ideas?

5

I am interested to know the answer to this. Typically, what I do is use a ‘paused’ state and have a standard base class that supports ‘isPaused’ and is used by everything. Like to know if what you’re after gets solved. If you solve it, please post the answer.

Gigiwoo.

6

You could put a bool in the script, flip its state to enable disable it. Put scripts contents inside an if statement that only runs when bool is true.

7

Disabling a component does not stop the coroutines it started (the yield statement means you’re using a coroutine). You can stop the coroutine by deactivating the gameObject, but activating it later won’t restart the coroutine. You’re better off making a dedicated function for it and using StartCoroutine and StopCoroutine or StopAllCoroutines.

Or you can switch to an Update-based approach, in which case enabling and disabling does work.

8

Yes, coroutine is the answer. Thanks for your help!

-G