AddComponent Array

I don't know if this is even possible but, I'm trying to add an array/list of Components to a prefab made in a function;

Code (CSharp):

1. void CreatePrefab(string prefab_name, Component[] toAdd)
2.     {
3.         GameObject newPrefab = new GameObject ();
4.         newPrefab.name = prefab_name;
5.  
6.         foreach ( Component dAdd in toAdd )
7.         {
8.  
9.             newPrefab.AddComponent<dAdd>();
10.         }
11.     }

I of course get a "nameSpace" dAdd could not be found. Am I a madman for trying to do all this?

 

The method: AddComponent<T>() takes in a type for T and has to be a known type in that scope. It then creates a NEW component based off that type. There is another version that takes a System.Type object as its parameter.

The array 'toAdd' is a collection of components, not types. Even if it were types, you can't use the generics version of the function, but instead the version that takes the type object as a parameter.

Either way, you can't add existing components to a new GameObject. You have to create a NEW component on that GameObject.

In this case you can do that by saying on line 9:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. newPrefab.AddComponent(dAdd.GetType());
3.  

 

Thanks, this was a huge help. I guess I wasn't too far off at least? Just didn't know to add .GetType() . Again, this makes a huge difference. Thanks.