dev-notes/dotnet/unity/prefabs-instantiation.md

# Prefabs

Prefabs are a blueprint for GameObjects and any change made to the prefab is inherited by all it's instances.

## Script Instantiation

```cs

public GameObject prefab;  // reference to the prefab

// instantiate a game GameObject from the prefab with specified position and rotation (rotation must be a quaternion)
GameObject newInstance = (GameObject) Instantiate(prefab, positionVector3, Quaternion.Euler(rotationVector3));  // instantiate prefab and get reference to instance
// Instance returns a object and since a GameObject was passed to Instantiate() the returned object can be casted to a GameObject
```
Upload of pre-existing files 2021-01-31 11:05:37 +01:00			`# Prefabs`

Fix typos 2021-09-20 19:35:32 +02:00			`Prefabs are a blueprint for GameObjects and any change made to the prefab is inherited by all it's instances.`
Upload of pre-existing files 2021-01-31 11:05:37 +01:00
Fix typos 2021-09-20 19:35:32 +02:00			`## Script Instantiation`
Upload of pre-existing files 2021-01-31 11:05:37 +01:00
			```cs

			`public GameObject prefab; // reference to the prefab`

			`// instantiate a game GameObject from the prefab with specified position and rotation (rotation must be a quaternion)`
			`GameObject newInstance = (GameObject) Instantiate(prefab, positionVector3, Quaternion.Euler(rotationVector3)); // instantiate prefab and get reference to instance`
			`// Instance returns a object and since a GameObject was passed to Instantiate() the returned object can be casted to a GameObject`
			```