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Fixed in 2020.2.X
Votes
0
Found in
2020.2.0a12
2020.2.0a16
Issue ID
1260558
Regression
Yes
[PackMan] NullReferenceException error is thrown if a sample in package.json does not exist
How to reproduce:
1. Open user's attached "PacManBugs.zip" project
2. Go to Window -> Package Manager
3. Expand "elZach" in the Package Manager
4. Select the "elZach LevelEditor" package
5. Observe the Console log
Expected result: No errors are thrown when selecting a package, which doesn't have "displayName" or "path" fields in the samples attribute in the package.json file
Actual result: "NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error is thrown in the Console log when a "displayName" field is not in the samples attribute in the package.json file
Reproducible with: 2020.2.0a12, 2020.2.0a18
Not reproducible with: 2018.4.25f1, 2019.4.4f1, 2020.1.0b16, 2020.2.0a11
Notes:
- No error is thrown when the "description" field is removed from the samples attribute
- "ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null." error is thrown when there is no "path" field in the samples attribute in the package.json file
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