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Component.GetComponentInParent

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public function GetComponentInParent(t: Type): Component;
public Component GetComponentInParent(Type t);

Parameters

t The type of Component to retrieve.

Returns

Component A component of the matching type, if found.

Description

Returns the component of Type type in the GameObject or any of its parents.

Recurses upwards till it finds a valid component. Returns null if no component found. Only component on active Game Objects are returned.


public function GetComponentInParent(): T;
public T GetComponentInParent();

Returns

T A component of the matching type, if found.

Description

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

Recurses upwards till it finds a valid component. Returns null if no component found. Only component on active Game Objects are returned.