Why transform.find() does not need actual object[unity]

Question

I m new to unity and C#.

I suspect that transform.find() function below does not need actual object reference like

player.transform.find()

because it transform find is already applied to the gameObject the script is attached to? Am I right? Why transform.find() does not have any game object in front of it?

public class PlayerControl : MonoBehaviour{

private Transform groundCheck ;


void Awake()
{
    groundCheck = transform.Find("groundCheck");
}

Answer 1

transform is the instance of Transform which is a public attribute of GameObject. That is why we don't need it. But you can use gameObject.transform.Find("groundCheck"); though. Similarly gameObject is the instance of GameObject representing the GameObject in which this script is attached.