cannot convert from 'method group' to 'float'

Unity Engine
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I can’t seem to find where and why is this error. It is displayed that the error is on line 33 and line 45(Scripts\EnemySpawner.cs(33,45): error CS1503: Argument 1: cannot convert from ‘method group’ to ‘float’). Any Idea how I can fix this and where is the issue?
Here is the code:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class EnemySpawner : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField] List<WaveConfigSO> waveConfigs;
    [SerializeField] float timeBetweenWaves = 0f;
    WaveConfigSO currentWave;

    void Start()
    {
        StartCoroutine(SpawnEnemyWaves());
    }

    public WaveConfigSO GetCurrentWave()
    {
        return currentWave;
    }

    IEnumerator SpawnEnemyWaves()
    {
        foreach (WaveConfigSO wave in waveConfigs)
        {

            currentWave = wave;
            for(int i = 0; i < currentWave.GetEnemyCount(); i++)
        {
            Instantiate(currentWave.GetEnemyPrefab(i),
                        currentWave.GetStartingWaypoint().position,
                        Quaternion.identity,
                        transform);
            yield return new WaitForSeconds(currentWave.GetRandomSpawnTime);      
        }
        }
        yield return new WaitForSeconds(timeBetweenWaves);
     
    }

}

I think that the error from 45 line could be somewhere here:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

[CreateAssetMenu(menuName = "Wave Config", fileName = "New Wave Config")]
public class WaveConfigSO : ScriptableObject
{
    [SerializeField] List<GameObject> enemyPrefabs;
    [SerializeField] Transform pathPrefab;
    [SerializeField] float moveSpeed = 5f;
    [SerializeField] float timeBetweenEnemySpawns = 1f;
    [SerializeField] float spawnTimeVariance = 0f;
    [SerializeField] float minimumSpawnTime = 0.2f;
    public int GetEnemyCount()
    {
        return enemyPrefabs.Count;
    }
    public GameObject GetEnemyPrefab(int index)
    {
        return enemyPrefabs[index];
    }

    public Transform GetStartingWaypoint()
    {
        return pathPrefab.GetChild(0);
    }

    public List<Transform> GetWaypoints()
    {
        List<Transform> waypoints = new List<Transform>();
        foreach(Transform child in pathPrefab)
        {
            waypoints.Add(child);
        }
        return waypoints;
    }

    public float GetMoveSpeed()
    {
        return moveSpeed;
    }
    public float GetRandomSpawnTime()
    {
        float spawnTime = Random.Range(timeBetweenEnemySpawns - spawnTimeVariance,
                                        timeBetweenEnemySpawns + spawnTimeVariance);
        return Mathf.Clamp(spawnTime, minimumSpawnTime, float.MaxValue);
    }

}
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Do you not see any problem with line 33 and position 45? It couldn’t give you a more specific position to check for something you’ve typed wrong! :wink:

It’s a method, not a property or field so you need “()” brackets just like you have for other methods.

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The complete error message contains everything you need to know to fix the error yourself.

The important parts of the error message are:

  • the description of the error itself (google this; you are NEVER the first one!)
  • the file it occurred in (critical!)
  • the line number and character position (the two numbers in parentheses)
  • also possibly useful is the stack trace (all the lines of text in the lower console window)

Always start with the FIRST error in the console window, as sometimes that error causes or compounds some or all of the subsequent errors. Often the error will be immediately prior to the indicated line, so make sure to check there as well.

All of that information is in the actual error message and you must pay attention to it. Learn how to identify it instantly so you don’t have to stop your progress and fiddle around with the forum.

Remember: NOBODY here memorizes error codes. That’s not a thing. The error code is absolutely the least useful part of the error. It serves no purpose at all. Forget the error code. Put it out of your mind.

4

Oh God. I didn’t saw that - thank you :slight_smile: