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This question was closed May 07, 2014 at 11:28 PM by Santa for the following reason:

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Question by Santa · May 07, 2014 at 07:13 PM · gameobject component reflection fieldinfo

FieldInfo.GetValue with GameObject field

Using FieldInfo.GetValue with GameObject field doesn't work.

Code always gives null result:

 public GameObject someVar;
 ...
 GameObject go = fieldInfo.GetValue(parentScript) as GameObject;

While the same with any Component works fine:

 public Transform someVar;
 ...
 Transform tr = fieldInfo.GetValue(parentScript) as Transform;

Why could it be? Is it possible to get GameObject variable through reflection?

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rutter · May 07, 2014 at 07:46 PM 0

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What's the simplest example you can post that reproduces the problem? As it stands, there's obviously some other code that you're not showing. What is parentScript? How did you get fieldInfo?

Lo0NuhtiK · May 07, 2014 at 07:49 PM 0

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fieldInfo.GetValue(parentScript).gameObject wont work?

or

(GameObject)fieldInfo.GetValue(parentScript)

?

I haven't messed with that. Just the first thing that came to mind.

Santa · May 07, 2014 at 11:27 PM 0

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Thank you all for the response! I've made a sample project from scratch and the problem appeared to be in the other thing. In the code I've been checking:

if (fieldInfo.GetValue(parentScript) != null)

And it was NOT null. Even if the variable was empty! It is something new for me. Anyway the question is closed. Thank you once again )

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