How do I fix this error in C#? (NullReferenceException)

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Every time I look at the Keypad by a door, it spams me this error:

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
PlayerInteract.Update () (at Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerInteract.cs:63)

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

public class PlayerInteract : MonoBehaviour
{
    public class OnFootActions
    {
        public InputAction Interact { get; private set; }
        // Other actions...

        public OnFootActions()
        {
            Interact = new InputAction();
            // Initialize other actions as needed.
        }
    }

    public OnFootActions OnFoot { get; private set; }

    private void Awake()
    {
        OnFoot = new OnFootActions();
    }

    private Camera cam;
    [SerializeField]
    private float distance = 3f;
    [SerializeField]
    private LayerMask mask;
    private PlayerUI playerUI;
    private InputManager inputManager;
    public PlayerInput.OnFootActions onFoot;

    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {
        cam = GetComponent<PlayerLook>().cam;
        playerUI = GetComponent<PlayerUI>();
        inputManager = GetComponent<InputManager>();
    }

    // Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
    playerUI.UpdateText(string.Empty);
   
    // create a ray at the center of the camera, shooting outwards
    Ray ray = new Ray(cam.transform.position, cam.transform.forward);
    Debug.DrawRay(ray.origin, ray.direction * distance);
   
    RaycastHit hitInfo;

    if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out hitInfo, distance, mask))
    {
        Interactable interactable = hitInfo.collider.GetComponent<Interactable>();

        if (interactable != null)
        {
            playerUI.UpdateText(interactable.promptMessage);

            if (onFoot.Interact.triggered)
            {
                interactable.BaseInteract();  
            }
    }   else interactable = null;
}
}}

This is my code for the interactions, and below will be the interactable code:

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

public abstract class Interactable : MonoBehaviour
{
    // message displayed to player when looking at an interactable obj
    public string promptMessage;
    public void BaseInteract()
    {
        Interact();
    }
    protected virtual void Interact()
    {
        //we wont have any code in this function
        //this is just a template function to be overriden by our subclasses
    }
}
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i resolved this now, heres how for anyone else:

The problem is that I have both OnFoot and onFoot in my class, and they are causing confusion. The OnFoot property is of type OnFootActions, but you are trying to assign an instance of PlayerInput.OnFootActions to onFoot in the declaration. This leads to onFoot being a separate variable and not connected to my PlayerInteract class’s OnFoot property.