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Found in
2018.4
2019.2.11f1
2019.3
2020.1
2020.2
Issue ID
1231054
Regression
Yes
A null reference exception is thrown when trying to access EditorStyles.miniTextField property during script recompilation
How to reproduce:
1. Open the attached 'project-1231054.zip' project
2. Select the 'TestEditor' in the Hierarchy window
3. Open the 'TestScript' and make a code change to trigger script recompilation
4. Return to the Editor and observe the Console window
Expected result: no exceptions are thrown
Actual result: an exception is thrown
Reproducible with: 2018.4.20f1, 2019.3.8f1, 2020.1.0b4, 2020.2.0a5
Not reproducible with: 2017.4.38f1
Thrown exception:
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
UnityEditor.EditorStyles.get_miniTextField () (at <b5e754b172ef4f1b82e78043441796df>:0)
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EditorStyles are invoked at a time in the script compilation pipeline where the Styles are not yet built. It would be risky and tedious to alter the current design and build the styles during the script compilation. Hence at this point we may not be able to fix this issue