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2018.4
2019.3.4f1
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2020.2
Issue ID
1256100
Regression
No
[StateMachine] Reference to StateMachineBehaviour in script is lost after deactivating GameObject with AnimatorController
How to reproduce:
1. Open user attached project "New Unity Project.zip"
2. Open "SampleScene" scene
3. Enter Play Mode
4. Click "Bug me" button
5. Observe Console Window for a few seconds
Expected result: no "Im null!!!!!" message is thrown
Actual result: "Im null!!!!!" message is thrown which means that reference to StateMachineBehaviour is lost
Reproducible with - 2018.4.25f1, 2019.4.5f1, 2020.1.1f1, 2020.2.0a20
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Resolution Note:
This is the expected behaviour, when disabling a gameobject we need to free all resources including StateMachineBeahviour in the animator.
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