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Difference between "Missing Reference Exception" and "Null Reference Exception" in Unity C#

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In the Unity manual there's an explanation for Null Reference Exceptions but not for Missing Reference Exceptions. Are there any differences?

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juanzack Avatar asked Nov 07 '18 17:11

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NullReferenceException is thrown when you try to access member of a variable set to null. MissingReferenceException is thrown when you try to access a GameObject that has been destroyed by some logic in your code.

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Remi Avatar answered Oct 15 '22 18:10

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