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public Component GetComponentInParent(Type t);

Parameters

tThe 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 until it finds a valid component. Returns null if no component found. Only components on active GameObjects are returned.

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.

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