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Transform.SetParent

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public void SetParent(Transform parent, bool worldPositionStays);

Parameters

parent The parent Transform to use.
worldPositionStays If true, the parent-relative position, scale and rotation is modified such that the object keeps the same world space position, rotation and scale as before.

Description

Set the parent of the transform.

This method is the same as the parent property except that it's possible to make the Transform keep its local orientation rather than its global orientation by setting the worldPositionStays parameter to false.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { public GameObject player;

//Invoked when a button is clicked. public void Example(Transform newParent) { //Sets "newParent" as the new parent of the player GameObject. player.transform.SetParent(newParent);

//Same as above, except this makes the player keep its local orientation rather than its global orientation. player.transform.SetParent(newParent, false); } }