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Ranvir Sahota
9,844 PointsGameObject.GetComponent vs Component.GetComponent in Unity
I was looking through the unity documentation when I noticed these two methods in separate classes though they look like they same function and description they remain to be separate methods. I couldn't find any post. So I've came here to get an answer which will explain differences between the two. Another question I have is how we call GetCompoent in the first place. We aren't referencing any class. The documentation show how its created. public Component GetComponent(Type type); but how can a method be declared with the class name in the method declaration? If this is its method deceleration.
Component: https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Component.GetComponent.html Game Object: https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/GameObject.GetComponent.html