how to destroy an object in unity - visual-studio

Question

how to destroy an object in unity?
I know you have to type the command
Destroy();
but what I'm saying is that I don't know what to put between brackets.
I have tried many different ways:
public GameObject motor;
Destroy(motor);
but it does not work
using System.Collections;
using UnityEngine;
public class LogRotation : MonoBehaviour
{
[System.Serializable] //this will allow us to edit it in the editor
//a custom class representing a single rotation "element" of the log's rotation pattern
private class RotationElement
{
//to get rid of an obnoxious warning about these fields not being initialized
#pragma warning disable 0649
public float Speed;
public float Duration;
#pragma warning restore 0649
}
[SerializeField] //attribute making private fields editable in the Unity Editor
//the aforemention full rotation pattern of the log
private RotationElement[] rotationPattern;
//this will be set to the Wheel Joint 2D from the LogMotor object
private WheelJoint2D wheelJoint;
//something has to actually apply a force to the log through the Wheel Joint 2D
private JointMotor2D motor;
private void Awake()
{
//setting fields
wheelJoint = GetComponent<WheelJoint2D>();
motor = new JointMotor2D();
//starting an infinitely looping coroutine defined below right when this script loads (awakes)
StartCoroutine("PlayRotationPattern");
}
private IEnumerator PlayRotationPattern()
{
int rotationIndex = 0;
//infinite coroutine loop
while (true)
{
//working with physics, executing as if this was running in a FixedUpdate method
yield return new WaitForFixedUpdate();
motor.motorSpeed = rotationPattern[rotationIndex].Speed;
//hard coded 10000, feel free to experiment with other torques if you wish
motor.maxMotorTorque = 10000;
//set the updated motor to be the motor "sitting" on the Wheel Joint 2D
wheelJoint.motor = motor;
//let the motor do its thing for the specified duration
yield return new WaitForSecondsRealtime(rotationPattern[rotationIndex].Duration);
rotationIndex++;
//infinite loop through the rotationPattern
rotationIndex = rotationIndex < rotationPattern.Length ? rotationIndex : 0;
}
}
}

Answer 1

TLDR; Destroy(motor.gameObject), but it will not work if JointMotor2D doesn't inherit MonoBehaviour.
Destroy(obj) can be used to destroy a component too.You need reference it to the game-object to destroy it.
Destroy(GetComponent<RigidBody>()) would remove the RigidBody out of the game-object, rather than removing the object itself.
Destroy(motor.gameObject) should do the trick.
But upon seeing your code, it may not.As it seems like JointMotor2D isn't a MonoBehaviour, aka it doesn't exists in the game-world, hence you can't destroy it.
Depending on what your trying to destroy, you have to find a reference to it.
Simplest way is to reference it in the inspector. Or destroy itself if that is already the object you want to destroy:
// Drag-drop the object in the inspector
[SerializeField]
private GameObject toDestroyLater;
private void DestroyObject() {
Destroy(toDestroyLater);
// Destroys self
// (Aka, whatever game-object this script is attached to)
Destroy(this.gameObject);
}