How do I detect if a game object exist?

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In the scene?

btw, i'm using javascript.

Answer 1

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Answer by Mike 3 · Sep 04, 2010 at 12:03 AM

If you know the name of the object:

if (GameObject.Find("WhateverItsCalled") != null)
{
    //it exists
}

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Jessy · Sep 04, 2010 at 12:03 AM 2

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!= null is not necessary.

Mike 3 · Sep 04, 2010 at 12:33 AM 3

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No, but it makes it more obvious (Plus I really can't stand the implicit version), and works in both js and c#, so bonus if it ever needs porting

adrianodigiovanni · Jul 13, 2017 at 09:26 AM 3

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Why traverse the hierarchy when you can

 using UnityEngine;
 
 public class $$anonymous$$y$$anonymous$$onoBehaviour : $$anonymous$$onoBehaviour
 {
     [SerializeField]
     private GameObject go;
 
     void Start()
     {
         if (go.scene.IsValid()) {
             // go is an instance of an object that's present in the scene
         } else {
             // go is an instance of a prefab
         }
     }
 }

I think hierarchy traversal should always be the last resource due to its performance implications.

Answer 2

Answer by adrianodigiovanni · Jul 13, 2017 at 09:21 AM

 using UnityEngine;
 
 public class MyMonobehaviour : MonoBehaviour
 {
     [SerializeField]
     private GameObject go;
 
     void Start()
     {
         if (go.scene.IsValid()) {
             // go is an instance of an object that's present in the scene
         } else {
             // go is an instance of a prefab
         }
     }
 }

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RockingGameDeveloper · Nov 15, 2020 at 04:23 AM 0

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He said javascript!

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Answer by dsh · Oct 26, 2014 at 07:07 PM

this works :)

         if (GameObject.Find ("Character(Clone)") != null) {
             Debug.Log ("get one");
         } else {
             Debug.Log ("not there");
         }

thx

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Answer by ThinhHB · Oct 25, 2016 at 10:42 AM

Try this :

 var sceneName = testObject.scene.name;
 if (sceneName != null)
 {
     // this object is on scene
 }
 else
 {
     // this object is a prefab, not instantiate on any scene
 }

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Answer by SuperRyn · Jan 16, 2019 at 06:00 PM

Im using this to check if the gameObject "pickleThing" is present like this:

if(GameObject.find("pickleThing") == null) { //insert code for showing text "mass extinction" here. }

Also give me the prefab version if this is incompatible with prefabs (also is this compatible with csharp?)

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