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Bug GhostDefaultOverridesModifier Exception with Update Components in Ghost Authoring Component

Discussion in 'NetCode for ECS' started by desertGhost_, Jun 25, 2021.

  1. desertGhost_

    desertGhost_

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    When using a GhostDefaultOverridesModifier I found that clicking the Update Components button in the Ghost Authoring Component will throw the following exception:

    NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
    Unity.NetCode.Editor.GhostAuthoringComponentEditor.ExtractComponentInfo (UnityEngine.GameObject gameObject, Unity.NetCode.Editor.GhostAuthoringComponentEditor+SerializedComponentData& componentData) (at Packages/com.unity.netcode@0.6.0-preview.7/Editor/GhostAuthoringComponentEditor.cs:481)

    This exception is only thrown when the GhostDefaultOverridesModifier does not have a GhostFieldModifier defined for one or more fields for a component.

    Solution / Work around:
    Defining a GhostFieldModifier for all fields in a component fixes the issue. If you have a component you do not want to sync, then set GhostFieldAttribute.SendData to false.
     
    desertGhost_, Jun 25, 2021
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  2. CMarastoni

    CMarastoni

    Unity Technologies

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    Either this or just add a null check in the ExtractComponentInfo method. The problem is already fixed in later NetCode versions (sorry, not available for the public yet)
     
    CMarastoni, Jun 28, 2021
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