Unity Script Reference – GameObject

GameObject

Scripting > Runtime Classes > GameObject

GameObject Inherits from Object

Base class for all entities in Unity scenes.

See Also: Component

Variables

isStatic	Editor only API that specifies if a game object is static.
transform	The Transform attached to this GameObject. (null if there is none attached)
rigidbody	The Rigidbody attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
camera	The Camera attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
light	The Light attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
animation	The Animation attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
constantForce	The ConstantForce attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
renderer	The Renderer attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
audio	The AudioSource attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
guiText	The GUIText attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
networkView	The NetworkView attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
guiTexture	The GUITexture attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
collider	The Collider attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
hingeJoint	The HingeJoint attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
particleEmitter	The ParticleEmitter attached to this GameObject (Read Only). (null if there is none attached)
layer	The layer the game object is in. A layer is in the range [0...32]
active	Is the GameObject active? Activates/Deactivates the GameObject.
tag	The tag of this game object.

Constructors

Creates a new game object, named name.

Functions

GetComponent	Returns the component of Type type if the game object has one attached, null if it doesn't. You can access both builtin components or scripts with this function.
GetComponent.<T>
GetComponent	Returns the component with name type if the game object has one attached, null if it doesn't.
GetComponentInChildren	Returns the component of Type type in the GameObject or any of its children using depth first search.
GetComponentInChildren.<T>
GetComponents	Returns all components of Type type in the GameObject.
GetComponents.<T>
GetComponentsInChildren	Returns all components of Type type in the GameObject or any of its children.
GetComponentsInChildren.<T>
SetActiveRecursively	Sets the active state of this and all the game objects children to state.
CompareTag	Is this game object tagged with tag?
SendMessageUpwards	Calls the method named methodName on every MonoBehaviour in this game object and on every ancestor of the behaviour
SendMessage	Calls the method named methodName on every MonoBehaviour in this game object.
BroadcastMessage	Calls the method named methodName on every MonoBehaviour in this game object or any of its children.
AddComponent	Adds a component class named className to the game object.
AddComponent.<T>
SampleAnimation	Samples an animation at a given time for any animated properties.

Class Functions

CreatePrimitive	Creates a game object with a primitive mesh renderer and appropriate collider.
FindWithTag	Returns one active GameObject tagged tag. Returns null if no GameObject was found.
FindGameObjectsWithTag	Returns a list of active GameObjects tagged tag. Returns null if no GameObject was found.
Find	Finds a game object by name and returns it.

Inherited members

Inherited Variables

name	The name of the object.
hideFlags	Should the object be hidden, saved with the scene or modifiable by the user?

Inherited Functions

GetInstanceID	Returns the instance id of the object.
ToString	Returns the name of the game object.

Inherited Class Functions

operator bool	Does the object exist?
Instantiate	Clones the object original and returns the clone.
Instantiate.<T>
Destroy	Removes a gameobject, component or asset.
DestroyImmediate	Destroys the object obj immediately. It is strongly recommended to use Destroy instead.
FindObjectsOfType	Returns a list of all active loaded objects of Type type.
FindObjectOfType	Returns the first active loaded object of Type type.
operator ==	Compares if two objects refer to the same
operator !=	Compares if two objects refer to a different object
DontDestroyOnLoad	Makes the object target not be destroyed automatically when loading a new scene.