Transform.GetPositionAndRotation
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Declaration
public void GetPositionAndRotation(out Vector3 position,
out Quaternion rotation);
Parameters
| Parameter |
Description |
| position |
Out parameter that will receive the position of the transform in world space. |
| rotation |
Out parameter that will receive the rotation of the transform in world space. |
Description
Updates the value of the out parameters position and rotation with the transform's current position and rotation in world space (that is, relative to the scene's origin coordinates).
Note: When getting both the position and rotation of a Transform, calling this method is more efficient than querying to Transform.position and Transform.rotation individually.
The typical usage for this method is to retrieve a transform's position and rotation in world space, to either display them or evaluate them. For example:
transform.GetPositionAndRotation(out Vector3 position, out Quaternion rotation)
The following example logs the position and rotation of a GameObject's Transform in world space.
using UnityEngine;
// Attach this script to a GameObject as a component.
public class GetPositionAndRotationExample : MonoBehaviour
{
void Start()
{
// transform refers to the Transform of the GameObject this script is attached to.
transform.GetPositionAndRotation(out Vector3 position, out Quaternion rotation);
// We will convert the rotation Quaternion to Euler angles for readability.
Debug.Log($"{name} is located at {position}, and has the rotation {rotation.eulerAngles}");
}
}