Does not exist in current context

I am referencing a script from another object. I am using the FindObjectOfType<ScoreManager>(); and of course the object is ScoreManager. Yet, I get a does not exist error in connection with the float that I am trying to work with.

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4. using system;
5. public class PowerupsManager : MonoBehaviour {
6.  
7.         private bool doublePoints;
8.         private  bool safeMode;
9.  
10.         private bool powerupActive;
11.  
12.         private float powerupLengthCounter;
13.  
14.         private ScoreManager theScoreManager;
15.  
16.        
17.  
18.     // Use this for initialization
19.     void Start () {
20.             theScoreManager = FindObjectOfType<ScoreManager>();
21.        
22.     }
23.    
24.     // Update is called once per frame
25.     void Update () {
26.  
27.        
28.             if(powerupActive)
29.             {
30.                powerupLengthCounter -= Time.deltaTime;
31.  
32.                if(doublePoints)
33.  
34.                {
35.  
36.                 theScoreManager.pointsPerSecond = normalPointsPerSecond * 2;
37.                }
38.  
39.                if(powerupLengthCounter <= 0)
40.  
41.                 {
42.                   theScoreManager.pointsPerSecond = normalPointsPerSecond;
43.                   powerupActive = false;
44.                 }
45.              }
46.        
47.     }
48.  
49.        public void ActivatePowerup(bool points, bool safe, float time)
50.  
51.        {
52.  
53.         doublePoints = points;
54.         //safeMode = safe;
55.         powerupLengthCounter = time;
56.  
57.         normalPointsPerSecond = theScoreManager.pointsPerSecond;
58.        
59.         powerupActive = true;
60.        }
61.  
62. }

 

I have got it to work although I am not sure if my solution is the best one. I changed the float that it was referencing from a private to a public float and changed normalPointsPerSecond to theScoreManager.normalPointsPerSecond.

 

Your solution is correct, at least that's how I would pass the float. If you keep it as a private float, it is only accessible within that class, hence the error 'does not exist in current context', which means, the context of that class, and all available public variables.