Caching a reference in other areas?

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#1

So I was experimenting with the code to see if I really understood what I was seeing and I bumped into something I’m really curious about. I was wondering if there is a good explanation for why this is…

I set my cache references to:
MeshRenderer render;
Rigidbody rigid;

When I was typing out the GetComponent section I thought to myself:
“I should be able to put this outside of Start() because it’s just a simple declaration that (x name) = (y command), right?”
…but the names render and rigid appear white instead or blue and had to be put in Start() for them to work. Why is that?

#2

How did you write this? There is no reason why you can’t put it anywhere other than Start(). It’s just code

#3

At a guess, you’re putting in where you declare the variables. If so, you can’t do it there.

You can put it inside and method you want though.

#4

Indeed. When I said ‘anywhere other than Start()’ I meant another function… My bad

#5

I gathered. I was just reading his problem between the lines. Not sure if I was even close to the mark.

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