RaycastHit2D.transform

Description

The Transform of the object that was hit.

See Also: Transform class.

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour
{
    public Vector2 direction;

    void Update()
    {
        //Cast a ray in the direction specified in the inspector.
        RaycastHit2D hit = Physics2D.Raycast(this.gameObject.transform.position, direction, 10.0f);

        //If something was hit.
        if (hit.collider != null)
        {
            Transform objectHit = hit.transform;

            //Display the name of the parent of the object hit.
            Debug.Log(objectHit.parent.name);
        }
    }
}