Change bool value in script on an instance via script in hierarchy

Hi,

I have an EffectsManager script set on an empty object in my hierarchy. At runtime, I call...

Code (CSharp):

1. public void TerminateEnemy()
2.     {
3.         _shotObject = _raycastManager.GetCurrentFoundObject();
4.         StopEnemyActions();
5.         StartCoroutine(FadeEffect());
6.     }
7.    
8.  
9.     private void StopEnemyActions()
10.     {
11.         // TODO AttackDroneActions is null
12.         _shotObject.GetComponent<AttackDroneActions>().IsShot = true;
13.     }

Before anyone asks, yes, _shotObject is declared as a class variable.

The AttackDroneActions script is a script placed on a drone prefab. Inside that script, I've set up a private bool _isShot with a getter and setter. There are several attack drones that are set to active at runtime (I'm pooling objects). When a player shoots a drone, I'm trying to stop the actions of that particular drone instance. I've googled a bit and research shows that the code in StopEnemyActions() should work but it does not as AttackDroneActions shows as null. I am stuck. Help, thanks!

 

Hello,

The code snippet looks good.

Check if "_shotObject" is already "null" after the call of line 3.
If yes the problem come from "_raycastManager.GetCurrentFoundObject();"

 

Just asking... you write that _isShot is private bool with getter, setter inside AttackDroneActions class. isnt problem that it must be public when you call it from outside?

 

The _isShot code looks like this:

Code (CSharp):

1. private bool _isShot;
2.  
3. public bool IsShot { get; set; }

The variable is private but my getter and setter are public.

 

In my GameManager class, I have:

Code (CSharp):

1.  
2. private void ShootAtEnemy()
3. {
4.     if (OnShoot != null)
5.     {
6.         OnShoot();
7.  
8.         if (_checkForEnemy.IsEnemy())
9.         {
10.             ShootDrone();
11.         }
12.     }
13. }
14.  
15.  
16.  private void ShootDrone()
17. {
18.     _effectsManager.TerminateEnemy();
19.     UpdatePlayerScore();
20. }

The _checkForEnemy is a reference to my CheckForEnemy class which checks if the current object found by the player raycast is an enemy object (There's a few types of enemies). ShootDrone() is only called if the current object is an enemy. ShootDrone() calls TerminateEnemy() in the EffectsManager.