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IsChildOf(Transform)

Is this transform a child of parent?
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: UnityEngine
  • Assembly: UnityEngine.CoreModule
public bool IsChildOf(Transform parent)

Parameters

parent

Transform

Returns

Type

Description

bool

Remarks

Returns a boolean value that indicates whether the transform is a child of a given transform. true if this transform is a child, deep child (child of a child) or identical to this transform, otherwise false.

Examples

using UnityEngine;public class Example : MonoBehaviour{    void OnTriggerEnter(Collider col)    {        // Ignore trigger events if between this collider and colliders in children        // Eg. when you have a complex character with multiple triggers colliders.        if (col.transform.IsChildOf(transform))        {            return;        }        print("Do something here");    }}