Component.GetComponentInChildren

Parameters

Returns

Component A component of the matching type, if found.

Description

Returns the component of Type type in the GameObject or any of its children using depth first search.

A component is returned only if it is found on an active GameObject.

// Disable the spring of the first HingeJoint component
// found on any child object.

var hinge : HingeJoint;
hinge = GetComponentInChildren(HingeJoint);
hinge.useSpring = false;

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour {
    public HingeJoint hinge;
    void Example() {
        hinge = GetComponentInChildren<HingeJoint>();
        hinge.useSpring = false;
    }
}

Returns

T A component of the matching type, if found.

Description

Generic version. See the Generic Functions page for more details.