Symptoms:
- I am getting the error below appearing in my console:
error ArgumentException: The thing that you want to instantiate is null. Unity Engine.Object.CheckNullArgument (System.Object arg, System.String.Message)
Cause:
The error, 'ArgumentException: The thing that you want to instantiate is null,' is caused when you use a script to instantiate a GameObject that doesn't reference a prefab.
Some possible common scenarios that could lead to this error are:
- You tried to load a prefab that is not present on a Resource folder using Resources.Load() resulting in a null reference.
- You manually assigned the GameObject a value of null on your script.
Resolution:
You need to assign a reference to the -GameObject that you wish to instantiate via the inspector- or a -script.
Via the inspector:
Create reference via a script:
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