Enable and disabled parent contraint with c#

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I am looking to activate and deactivate a parent constraint similarly to how you can enable a script or a collider. Sorry if this is a basic ass bitch question to ask, all my google searches are coming up empty.

This is what I am trying to do, and failing at it miserably.

 private GameObject qtipPushParent 
  
  void Start()
      {
          qtipPushParent = GetComponent<ParentConstraint>();    
      }
  
  
  void Update()
      {
          if (bool == true)
          {
              qtipPushParent .enabled = true;
          }else {
              qtipPushParent .enabled = false;
          }  
      }

Answer 1

I think you're calling the wrong thing. Check the parent constraint class document.

https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/class-ParentConstraint.html

You might want the Is Active boolean. Also, the syntax in Start() is incorrect. You either get the component of the gameobject the script is attached to something = gameObject.GetComponent<ComponentName>();

or you get the component from another object that you either have a reference to, or find by gametag in start something = Book.GetComponent<BookScript>().BookName;

 public GameObject pushParent;
  
 void Start()
 {
     // referencing another gameobject? use this.
     qtipPushParent = pushParent.GetComponent<ParentConstraint>();

     // referencing the ParentConstraint component of the gameobject this script is
     // attached to? use this and remove public GameObject pushParent;
     qtipPushParent = gameObject.GetComponent<ParentConstraint>();
 
 }
  
 void Update()
 {
     if (bool == true)
     {
         qtipPushParent.isActive = true;
     }
     else 
     {
         qtipPushParent.isActive = false;
     }  
 }

Enable and disabled parent contraint with c#

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