How do I check to see if two gameObjects are of the same prefab?

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I am trying to make a game where the player can hold one weapon in each hand and if the 2 weapons are the same weapon or spell, it would do...something. Right now I just want the program to actually recognize when the 2 weapons are of the same type, which is not happening. I think it's because the way I wrote it makes it so it's checking to see if the 2 weapons are literally the exact same gameObject.

 public Spell Rweapon;
 public Spell Lweapon;
 
 public void setweaponr(Spell weapon)
     {
         if (Rweapon != null)
         {
             Destroy(Rweapon.gameObject);
 
         }
 
         if (weapon == Lweapon)                ***this is the part that is not registering correctly***
         {
 
             Debug.Log("2hand");
         }
         else
         {
             Rweapon = Instantiate(weapon, gun1.position, gun1.rotation, gun1);
             Rmcost = Rweapon.manacost();
 
    
         }      
     }

As it is, it should be showing a message in the console that says 2HAND, but it's not showing up. Everything else works just fine but not that part.

Answer 1

You are right! It is checking if the two game objects are exactly the same.

How to fix this?

Method 1: The simplest solution would just to have a variable, like a string, and compare if they are the same.

Method 2: Similarly, you can also check the tags of the two game objects (weapons) and check if they have the same tag.

If you choose method 1, here some template code:

 /*within each weapon script*/
 
 private string weaponType = "typeOfWeapon";//assign the string
 
 /*Checks If The Parameter String Is Equivalent To 'weaponType'*/
 public bool isEqualType(string type){
      return weaponType.Equals(type);
 }
 
 /*Gets Weapon Type String*/
 public string GetWeaponType(){
      return weaponType;
 }
 
 
 /*-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=*/
 /*within the script you provided above in your post*/
 
 //replace 'InterfaceScript' with the appropriate script name
 if(weapon.GetComponent<InterfaceScript>().isEqualType(Lweapon.GetComponent<InterfaceScript>().GetWeaponType())){//if they are the same type
      //then, whatever you want to do here
 }

If you choose method 2:

 if(weapon.tag.Equals(Lweapon.tag)){//if they have the same tag
       //then, whatever you want to do here
 }
 /* *
  * [IMPORTANT]: You must add tags to the game objects/weapons (done within the inspector)
  * */

Tutorial On Tags

If you need additional help, feel free to let me know. :) @alexandersueme

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