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This question was closed Aug 14, 2015 at 03:59 AM by getyour411 for the following reason:

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Question by DevMerlin · Jan 27, 2012 at 02:28 PM · c#gameobject

Refering to gameobject script is attached to

What is the best way in C# to refer to the gameobject that the particular script is attached to, IE, is there something similiar to "this"?

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Answer by Jessy · Jan 27, 2012 at 04:14 PM

http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/ScriptReference/Component-gameObject.html

"this" is the script instance, not the Game Object to which the script instance is attached.

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avatar image Kryptos · Jan 27, 2012 at 04:53 PM 8
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Therefore:

 this.gameObject
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Yep, looks like the API links are broken again.

You have an API on your local machine. Find the Unity Install Directory :

C:/Program Files/Unity/Editor/Data/Documentation/Documentation/ScriptReference/Component-gameObject.html

Here's the details from that page :

Component.gameObject

var gameObject : GameObject

Description : The game object this component is attached to. A component is always attached to a game object.

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using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;

public class example : $$anonymous$$onoBehaviour { void Example() { print(gameObject.name); } }

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