why child class can access object while parent can't

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I have Block class which is the parent and StandardBlock the child , the prefab block have StandardBlock script attached to it, and according to my small knowledge in inheriting I though this would work

public class Block : MonoBehaviour
{
HUD HUDscript;
// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
    HUDscript = GameObject.FindWithTag("Canvas").GetComponent<HUD>();  
}
public void OnCollisionEnter2D(Collision2D col)
{
    HUDscript.addPoints();
    Destroy(gameObject);
}
}

and child class

public class StandardBlock : Block
 {

      // some code
}

but this is the error that i got

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object Block.OnCollisionEnter2D (UnityEngine.Collision2D col) (at Assets/Scripts/Gameplay/Block.cs:24)

while writing OnCollisionEnter2D in the child class worked fine

@DMGregory yes I did , so now I can see the problem, I didn't write base.start() in child start method, now it's working fine. Thank you a lot — Abeer
– Abeer, Commented Sep 6, 2019 at 11:26
If you've solved your problem, please write up your solution as an Answer. :) You'll be able to mark it as Accepted after a short delay, and other users can up-vote it if they find it helpful. — DMGregory
– DMGregory ♦, Commented Sep 6, 2019 at 11:28

Abeer · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-06 11:59:42Z

1

Since I used a start method too in the child class I should have written it that way

override protected void Start()
{
    //some code
    base.Start();
}

and in the parent class

virtual protected void Start()
{
    HUDscript = GameObject.FindWithTag("Canvas").GetComponent<HUD>();


}

so now the child can implement both methods

Thanks to @DMGregory

answered Sep 6, 2019 at 11:59

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