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Found in

2018.4

2019.3.4f1

2020.2

Issue ID

1249927

Regression

No

GetComponentInParent is returning null when the GameObject is a Prefab

Scene Management

-

How to reproduce:
1. Open the attached project (case-1249927.zip)
2. Click on the 'test' GameObject and make sure the 'MyPrefab' field is set 'Foobar' Prefab
3. Enter Play Mode

Expected result: methods 'GetComponentInChildren', 'GetComponent', 'GetComponentInParent' return non null Components and the according messages get displayed in the Console window
Actual result: 'GetComponentInParent' returns null

Reproducible with: 2018.4.23f, 2019.3.16f1, 2020.1.0b11, 2020.2.0a12

Notes:
All mentioned methods are working fine with instantiated Prefabs or regular GameObjects.

  1. This is a duplicate of issue #1180794

    [Scripting] GetComponentInParent has no override for getting inactive objects
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Comments (2)

  1. tconkling

    Nov 27, 2023 20:00

    This is incorrectly marked as a duplicate of an unrelated issue! In fact, you must pass `includeInactive=true` to get a non-null result when calling this function on an uninstantiated prefab (which is easy to unwittingly do via the `OnValidate` function, for example).

  2. sarynth

    Jan 11, 2021 07:27

    This is very misleading. I'm traversing the prefab, and I can do a GetComponent<X>() and it works, then GetComponentInParent<X>() and it fails. Confused me for quite a while. Changing to GetComponentInParent<X>(true); works. Seems like it should be consistent. I would suggest in the prefab, that it does not require a true call unless it is actually inactive.

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