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duration_minutes: 5
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# Destroy

Discover how to use the Destroy() function to remove GameObjects and components at runtime.

How to use the Destroy() function to remove GameObjects and Components at runtime.

Previous: [Linear Interpolation](https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/linear-interpolation?projectId=5c8920b4edbc2a113b6bc26a)

Next: [GetButton and GetKey](https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/getbutton-and-getkey?projectId=5c8920b4edbc2a113b6bc26a)

## 1. Destroy

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220104/videos/0907b47e-e77d-49bf-a790-75887d6e5138_U_Beginner_14_Destroy.mp4)

## **DestroyBasic**

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

public class DestroyBasic : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Update ()
    {
        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            Destroy(gameObject);
        }
    }
}
```

## **DestroyOther**

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

public class DestroyOther : MonoBehaviour
{
    public GameObject other;
    
    
    void Update ()
    {
        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            Destroy(other);
        }
    }
}
```

## **DestroyComponent**

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

public class DestroyComponent : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Update ()
    {
        if(Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Space))
        {
            Destroy(GetComponent<MeshRenderer>());
        }
    }
}
```