Destroy Particle System after 3 seconds not working

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1

Whenever a coin is collected in my game, it generates a particle system clone in the hierarchy when the effect plays. To avoid clutter, I want those clones to be destroyed after a set time. However, I can’t seem to get this to work. My coin remains when it is supposed to disappear, and the particle system doesn’t delete itself from the hierarchy.

public Transform coinEffect;
float delayTime = 3;

void OnTriggerEnter (Collider info) {
	if (info.tag == "Player") {
		GameObject effect = GameObject.Instantiate(coinEffect, transform.position, transform.rotation) as GameObject;
		Destroy (effect.gameObject, delayTime);
		Destroy (gameObject);
	}
}

The error I get when this code runs is "NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
coinPickup.OnTriggerEnter (UnityEngine.Collider info) (at Assets/scripts/coinPickup.cs:15)
"

I’m still pretty new to Unity so I’m not sure what this error is telling me. Line 15 where the error says there’s a problem is the “Destroy (effect.gameObject, delayTime);” line. Any help is appreciated.

2

public Transform coinEffect;
float delayTime = 3;
void OnTriggerEnter (Collider info)
{

     if (info.tag == "Player"){

         GameObject effect = GameObject.Instantiate(coinEffect, transform.position, transform.rotation) as GameObject;


gameObject.GetComponent ().enabled = false;

		gameObject.GetComponent<Collider> ().enabled = false;

         Destroy (effect.gameObject, delayTime);

         Destroy (gameObject,delayTime+0.2f);

     }


 }
3

I found a solution when I change

GameObject effect = GameObject.Instantiate(coinEffect, transform.position, transform.rotation) as GameObject;

to

Transform effect = Instantiate(coinEffect, transform.position, transform.rotation) as Transform;

4

If your problem persists try DestroyImmediate instead of Destroy.

For me Destroy works intermittently