Unity - Scripting API: GameObject.FindWithTag

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Declaration

public static GameObject FindWithTag(string tag);

Parameters

Parameter	Description
tag	The tag to search for.

Description

Retrieves the first active GameObject tagged with the specified tag. Returns null if no GameObject has the tag.

Tags must be declared in the tag manager before using them. A UnityException is thrown if the tag does not exist or if an empty string or null is supplied as the tag parameter.

Note: This method returns the first GameObject it finds with the specified tag. If a scene contains multiple active GameObjects with the specified tag, there is no guarantee this method will return a specific GameObject.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour
{
    public GameObject respawnPrefab;
    public GameObject respawn;
    void Start()
    {
        if (respawn == null)
            respawn = GameObject.FindWithTag("Respawn");
        Instantiate(respawnPrefab, respawn.transform.position, respawn.transform.rotation);
    }
}