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# Activating GameObjects

Learn to control the active status of GameObjects in a scene and hierarchy using SetActive, activeSelf, and activeInHierarchy.

How to handle the active status of GameObjects in the scene, both independently and within Hierarchies, using SetActive and activeSelf / activeInHierarchy.

This tutorial is included in the [Beginner Scripting project](https://learn.unity.com/project/beginner-gameplay-scripting).

Previous: [Enabling and Disabling GameObjects](https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/enabling-and-disabling-components?projectId=5c8920b4edbc2a113b6bc26a)

Next: [Translate and Rotate](https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/translate-and-rotate?projectId=5c8920b4edbc2a113b6bc26a)

## Activating GameObjects

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220104/videos/9e240290-c4ef-45c9-aff1-f2e7e169fb77_U_Beginner_11_ActivatingGameObjects.mp4)

## **ActiveObjects**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ActiveObjects : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Start ()
    {
        gameObject.SetActive(false);
    }
}
```

## **CheckState**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class CheckState : MonoBehaviour
{
    public GameObject myObject;
    
    
    void Start ()
    {
        Debug.Log("Active Self: " + myObject.activeSelf);
        Debug.Log("Active in Hierarchy" + myObject.activeInHierarchy);
    }
}
```