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GameObject.GetComponentInChildren

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public Component GetComponentInChildren(Type type);

Parameters

type The type of Component to retrieve.

Description

Returns the component of Type type in the GameObject or any of its children using depth first search.

A component is returned only if it is found on an active GameObject.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { public HingeJoint hinge; void Example() { hinge = gameObject.GetComponentInChildren<HingeJoint>(); hinge.useSpring = false; } }

public T GetComponentInChildren();

Description

Generic version. See the Generic Functions page for more details.