Cannot destroy Component while GameObject is being activated or deactivated

Hi there,

I am trying to destroy a MeshRenderer component of its GameObject when the OnDisable function is raised.

It works well when I deactivate the concerned component with the inspector, the MeshRenderer is destroyed. But when I try to deactivate the GameObject itself, OnDisable is called but I am getting this error : "Cannot destroy Component while GameObject is being activated or deactivated." and the MeshRenderer component is not destroyed.

Here are some code snippet :

Code (CSharp):

1.  // OnDisable
2. if (_meshRenderer != null)
3. {
4.     DestroyImmediate(_meshRenderer);
5.     _meshRenderer = null;
6. }
7.  
8. // OnWillRenderObject()
9. // Do some rendering stuff such as DrawMesh

Is there a workaround to destroy the MeshRenderer component when the GameObject is deactivated ? Why am I getting this error ?

Thanks !

 

Is there a reason you want to do this? A MeshRenderer on a deactivated GameObject might as well be destroyed.

I can see some weird possibilities with using a coroutine to destroy the Renderer next frame. But I really don't see the point.

 

Thanks for the answer @BoredMormon. I am using a mesh renderer to have access to OnWillRenderObject.