[SOLVED] CHECK FOR DUPLICATE

[wallaceb68]

I am trying to figure a way to check if a game object in my hierarchy is duplicated. and if so delete one of them.

[Lane]

If it's stored in a variable you can use CompareGameObject. Otherwise you can use FindGameObject to scan the scene for it.

[wallaceb68]

ok but how do i only delete one of them?

[Lane]

Once you find it and put it into a variable use DestroyObject.

[wallaceb68]

will that not destroy both of them?

[Lane]

How? You're only identifying one object to destroy. Unless it's part of a child hierarchy then it cannot.

[wallaceb68]

OK here is what i got,
in an empty game object-
i have an FSM set up like this:
STATE 1:
action 1-    find game object( Object name: player, with tag: untagged, store(in local variable) variable-duplicated G.O.)
action 2: next frame event
STATE 2:
action 1- Game Object Compare( game obect: variable- duplicated G.O., compare to: player, equal event: next, not equal event: reset)
STATE 3:
action 1- Destroy Object( Game Object: variable- duplicated G.O.)


this works great when before the start of the game i added a 2nd player to scene, and it removed one of them, but when i removed the 2nd one ran the game, it deleted the 1st player.

what am i doing wrong?

 thank you so much lane for being understanding and trying to work me thru this.

[Lane]

this works great when before the start of the game i added a 2nd player to scene, and it removed one of them, but when i removed the 2nd one ran the game, it deleted the 1st player.

Which one do you want to delete?

[wallaceb68]

the one left behind i guess, but either one would work, i could just retransform the one that is left if it is in the wrong spot. thanks again lane for your help.

[Lane]

Yep, so pick which one and stick with it to keep consistent in your design.

[wallaceb68]

lane i found this while doing a search-


public void Awake()
    {
        DontDestroyOnLoad(this);
 
        if (FindObjectsOfType(GetType()).Length > 1)
        {
            Destroy(gameObject);
        }
    }
 how can i turn this into a playmaker action?

[wallaceb68]

Yep, so pick which one and stick with it to keep consistent in your design.

lol, i'm still as lost as last years Easter egg. i am getting the "what to do" just not the "how to do it"

[Lane]

This is kind of what I was thinking it could work like.

[wallaceb68]

OK thanks so much, thats what i needed, just got one question.
the variable "dogkeptthrulevels" where do you get the info for that variable? i take it that it is a G.O. global variable, right. did you just preset it with the dog that has the donot distroy attached to it?

[Lane]

Yes, its the one that you put the do not destroy on.