gameobject.sendmessage() doesn't actually send the message...

1. var BulletSpawn : Transform;
2. var Gun : Transform;
3. var Bullet : GameObject;
4. var Zombie : GameObject;
5. 
   
6. 
   
7. function Start () {
8. }
9. 
   
10. function Update () {
11. if(Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1")){
12. Shoot();
13. }
14. Network.Instantiate(Bullet, BulletSpawn.transform.position, BulletSpawn.transform.rotation, 0);
15. }
16. function Shoot(){
17. var hit: RaycastHit;
18. if (Physics.Raycast(transform.position, transform.forward, hit)){
19. if (hit.transform.tag == "Zombie"){
20. Debug.Log("Got a hit!");
21. Zombie = hit.transform.gameObject;
22. Zombie.SendMessage("TakeDamage()", "Sniper");
23. }
24. }
25. }

That's my code, and I do have the corrosponding "TakeDamage()" function call. Is it because my the sniper script (sending the message) is JS and my AI script is C#? (recieving the message). I've tried so many other things, but it doesn't seem to work. I get the valid output from debug.log("Got a hit!");, but I can't get the debug.log from the takedamage() function. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Instead of sending to the gameobject, get a reference to the component that you actually want to send it to.
Or take this opportunity to make the switch to full c#

 

How do I get a reference to the gameobject?

 

No, a reference to the Component (the script) that you want to send the message to.

I think this should work:

Zombie = hit.transform.gameObject;
Zombie.GetComponent("script_name").SendMessage("TakeDamage()", "Sniper");

 

I'm pretty sure when using send message you do:

SendMessage ("TakeDamage"...) you leave out the "()".

 

THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH! I took the advice from seejayjames, and it didn't work, and then I removed the extra set of parenthases () and it worked like a charm! Thank you so much!

 

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