Bug Bug in my Dynamic Crosshair Script

My code is giving me this error when I enter the sphere collider with trigger enabled:
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
DynamicCrosshair.Update () (at Assets/Scripts/DynamicCrosshair.cs:41)



here is my two scripts, CursorDetection attached to 2 objects and DynamicCrosshair attached to player

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4. using UnityEngine.UI;
5.  
6. public class CursorDetection : MonoBehaviour
7. {
8.     public bool mouseOver;
9.  
10.     void OnMouseOver()
11.     {
12.         mouseOver = true;
13.     }
14.  
15.     void OnMouseExit()
16.     {
17.         mouseOver = false;
18.     }
19. }
20.  

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4. using UnityEngine.UI;
5.  
6. public class DynamicCrosshair : MonoBehaviour
7. {
8.     public CursorDetection cursorDetection;
9.     public GameObject selectedCrosshair;
10.     public GameObject talkCrosshair;
11.     private bool inTrigger;
12.     private bool isGhost;
13.     private bool isInteract;
14.  
15.     void OnTriggerEnter(Collider playerCollider)
16.     {
17.         if (playerCollider.GetComponent<Collider>().tag == "Ghost")
18.         {
19.             inTrigger = true;
20.             isGhost = true;
21.             isInteract = false;
22.         }
23.  
24.         if (playerCollider.GetComponent<Collider>().tag == "Interact")
25.         {
26.             inTrigger = true;
27.             isGhost = false;
28.             isInteract = true;
29.         }
30.     }
31.  
32.     void OnTriggerExit(Collider playerCollider)
33.     {
34.         inTrigger = false;
35.         isGhost = false;
36.         isInteract = false;
37.     }
38.  
39.     void Update()
40.     {
41.         if (inTrigger == true && cursorDetection.mouseOver == true && isGhost == true)
42.         {
43.             talkCrosshair.SetActive(true);
44.         }
45.  
46.         else
47.         {
48.             talkCrosshair.SetActive(false);
49.         }
50.  
51.         if (inTrigger == true && cursorDetection.mouseOver == true && isInteract == true)
52.         {
53.             selectedCrosshair.SetActive(true);
54.         }
55.  
56.         else
57.         {
58.             selectedCrosshair.SetActive(false);
59.         }
60.     }
61. }

 

You probably need to assign the CursorDetection reference in your inspector view.

 

already do that

 

Rather than each of us guess what you might have forgotten to do, you can fix it yourself this way.

The answer is always the same... ALWAYS. It is the single most common error ever.

Don't waste your life spinning around and round on this error. Instead, learn how to fix it fast... it's EASY!!

Some notes on how to fix a NullReferenceException error in Unity3D
- also known as: Unassigned Reference Exception
- also known as: Missing Reference Exception
- also known as: Object reference not set to an instance of an object

http://plbm.com/?p=221

The basic steps outlined above are:
- Identify what is null
- Identify why it is null
- Fix that.

Expect to see this error a LOT. It's easily the most common thing to do when working. Learn how to fix it rapidly. It's easy. See the above link for more tips.

You need to figure out HOW that variable is supposed to get its initial value. There are many ways in Unity. In order of likelihood, it might be ONE of the following:

- drag it in using the inspector
- code inside this script initializes it
- some OTHER external code initializes it
- ? something else?

This is the kind of mindset and thinking process you need to bring to this problem:

https://forum.unity.com/threads/why-do-my-music-ignore-the-sliders.993849/#post-6453695

Step by step, break it down, find the problem.

Here is a clean analogy of the actual underlying problem of a null reference exception:

https://forum.unity.com/threads/nul...n-instance-of-an-object.1108865/#post-7137032