| type | The type of Component to retrieve. |
Returns the component of Type type if the game object has one attached, null if it doesn't.
using UnityEngine;
public class ScriptExample : MonoBehaviour { void Start() { // Disable the spring on the HingeJoint component. HingeJoint hinge = GetComponent<HingeJoint>(); hinge.useSpring = false; } }
Generic version of this method.
Returns the component with name type if the game object has one attached, null if it doesn't.
It is better to use GetComponent with a Type instead of a string for performance reasons. Sometimes you might not be able to get to the type however, for example when trying to access a C# script from Javascript. In that case you can simply access the component by name instead of type. Example:
using UnityEngine;
public class ScriptExample : MonoBehaviour { void Start() { // Disable the spring on the HingeJoint component. HingeJoint hinge = GetComponent("HingeJoint") as HingeJoint; hinge.useSpring = false; } }