disabling or enabling a public component

Question

I need to be able to disable only a specific component of an object publicly. I got a public component but I cant find any ways on the internet on how to disable and enable that component. Here's the code:

    public Component script;
    void Start()
    {
    }
    void Awake()
    {
        if (sliderchanged.drop == 1)
        {
            script.enabled = false; //this is the error
        }
        if (sliderchanged.drop == 0)
        {

        }
    }
    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {
        
    }

You write "this is the error". Do you actually get an error message with this code? — Vaillancourt
– Vaillancourt ♦, Commented Jun 28, 2021 at 3:01
Yeah, it says "component does not contain a definition for enabled". Does that mean that enabling components is not possible? — Object
– Object, Commented Jun 28, 2021 at 3:03
The documentation says that the Component class does not have a property "enabled", and it is what this error message is telling you. What is this component exactly? — Vaillancourt
– Vaillancourt ♦, Commented Jun 28, 2021 at 3:08
well, I am trying add graphics settings to my game and so on the main camera if they chose fast settings it would disable specific components and enable other components on the camera to increase fps and same for if i chose slow settings. — Object
– Object, Commented Jun 28, 2021 at 3:17

Charly · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-28 03:42:56Z

Solution

Try replacing your Component type to a MonoBehavior.

Then script.enabled = false will work.

Explanation

The Component is the base class for anything that can be attached to a gameobject, it is very barebones, and does not support enabling/disabling.

The MonoBehavior class inherits all the functionality of Component but adds some extra features. For your purposes, what's important is that it supports enabling/disabling via scripts or the inspector.

Resources

Here's a more detailed SO answer which explains the differences between Component, Behavior and Monobehavior if you're interested.

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