Error CS0120 - An object reference is required to access non-static member

I'm having a wee bit of a problem with a piece of my code, I'm creating an instance of a class then attempting to use GetComponent to retrieve the game object but it gives me this error;

FPSMouseLook is not assigned to any gameobject and it is derived from ScriptableObject. FPSControls then calls FPSMouselook by initiating an instance of FPSMouseLook class throught scriptableobject.createinstance.

Even if I remove all calls and references to FPSMouseLook the error still occurs so it has to be about how I'm making the getcomponent call which is as such;

Code (csharp):

1. public class FPSMouseLook : ScriptableObject {
2.    private CharacterController PlayerCon;
3.    public void Init() {
4.          PlayerCon = GameObject.GetComponent<CharacterController>();
5.    }
6. }

 

Hi!

You doing it wrong in line 4, change to this :

Code (CSharp):

1. PlayerCon = gameObject.GetComponent<CharacterController>();

GameObject with "G" in uppercase you're doing reference to class, and with G in lower youre doing a reference to instance of that object.

 

Thank you, I didn't realize that but now my code is telling me that gameObject does not exist, I don't have to make an instance of gameObject because I am deriving from ScriptableObject and not monobehaviour do I?

 

Maybe you should do, because ScriptableObject ( I think ) don't have an instance of gameObject. But you can turn PlayerCon public and assembly in Editor. Or you can transform your scriptableObject in Monobehaviour.