NullReferenceException on GameObject.name but the name still prints in Debug.Log

Hi everybody,
I'm getting a NullReferenceException on a GameObject but the name of the GameObject still prints.

Code (CSharp):

1. public class EquipmentManager : MonoBehaviour
2. {
3.     public GameObject humanoidPrefab;
4.  
5.     void Start()
6.     {
7.         Debug.Log(humanoidPrefab.name);
8.     }
9. }

Is this a bug or am I missing something?

 

You probably have two copies of EquipmentManager in your scene. The one you're paying attention to is correctly set up, and then another one you didn't know existed where humanoidPrefab is null.

 

Yes, you are right thanks a lot

 

This approach is smart, and I see what you were thinking. Another tool to add to your kit is to print just the

name

, which would give you the name of the GameObject where this script is. That would reveal two of them firing and one of them would be a name that you don't expect it to be.

I've done this exact thing before too. It's easy when you miss the drag by a pixel or two, or the mouse jiggles as you let go and you don't notice.