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transform

The Transform on the GameObject that the Collider2D is attached to.
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Definition

  • Type: Property
  • Namespace: UnityEngine
  • Assembly: UnityEngine.Physics2DModule
public Transform transform { get; }

Remarks

When the RaycastHit2D result is returned from a physics query, the 
collider
refers to the specific Collider2D that was detected however 
transform
refers to the Transform on the GameObject that the RaycastHit2D.collider is attached to.
NOTE: 
transform
is equivalent to using transform and is provided for convenience only. This field will be NULL if nothing was detected.
Additional Resources: RaycastHit2D.collider.

Examples

using UnityEngine;public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour{    public Vector2 direction;    void Update()    {        // Cast a ray in the specified direction.        RaycastHit2D hit = Physics2D.Raycast(transform.position, direction);        // If something was hit then move the transform to the world origin.        if (hit)            hit.transform.position = Vector3.zero;    }}