How to access a GameObject's parent from within a script?

[supple hare]

I am currently writing in a script that is a component of Beam. Does anyone know how I can access the GameOverUI I tried both creating a normal reference and using GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("GameOverUI) but I am still struggling to find a way that works. When I tried to use the FindGameObjectWithTag, Rider showed me this and wouldn't acess it properly.

Rider Error VVVV'

[frozen token]

Well it's saying that the GameOverUI tag doesn't exist

also the GameOverUI object isn't a parent of Beam

[supple hare]

So for FindGameObejectWithTag to work the GameObject has to be a parent of Beam?

[frozen token]

No, the tag must exist

[supple hare]

It does exist

[frozen token]

Are you sure there aren't spaces in the tag name or it's not UL with a lowercase L

Rider might also just be disconnected. It's a warning not an error

[supple hare]

Rider usually doesn't have these issues.The autofill typically works just fine.

[supple hare]

I'll try deleting and remaking the tag to test.

Rider still says the same thing. Does C# have anything to access the parent of something?

I'm used to Lua where I can do Script.Parent.Parent.Canvas.GameOverUI

Idk if Unity has something similar.

[frozen token]

Try if it still works? Just because Rider doesn't find it doesn't mean it's broken

[supple hare]

It doesn't

[frozen token]

You can do transform.parent.parent but it's not generally recommended. Optimally the UI manager would be a singleton or you'd assign a direct reference to the UI

[supple hare]

Okay, I'll try that.

[granite breach]

Findwithtag doesn't find inactive objects

I don't think

[supple hare]

I cant really test until later but I dont think thats the problem

[granite breach]

What makes you think it's not the problem

It definitely doesn't find inactive objects (just checked the docs)

[void cosmos]

There’s an optional bool param

[supple hare]

Oh okay, is there an alternative?

[stable jacinth]

You can use gameObject.transform.parent or create singletone and attach your gameobject to public or serialized field and then call your GameOverUI from the singleton.

or use search in inactive objects invlude var gameOverUI = Object.FindFirstObjectByType<GameOverUI>(FindObjectsInactive.Include);