How do I instantiate a class Object, then store it in an Array of Class Objects in C#?

[Charva1976]

I’m trying to create an array of class objects containing the info on the different player characters in an RPG. I created a class called CharacterAttributes that holds all the information about each character. That class has a few simple methods for leveling up etc.

But I can’t for the life of me figure out how to create the class object, the fill it with information, then store it in an array. I get the error “NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object”.

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

public class PartyInfo : MonoBehaviour {


public List<GameObject> partyArray;


	
	// Use this for initialization
	void Start () {
		
	GameObject charlie = new GameObject();
	charlie.name = "Character Object";
	charlie.AddComponent<CharacterAttributes>();

	GameObject.Find("Character Object").GetComponent<CharacterAttributes>().Init(Player.Charlie,"Charlie", CombatPosition.PlayerFrontCenter, "TBA", Element.none, Element.none, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 56000);
	Debug.Log (GameObject.Find("Character Object").GetComponent<CharacterAttributes>().mName);	
	AddCharacter(charlie);	
		
	}
	
	
	// Update is called once per frame
	void Update () {
	
	}
	
	void AddCharacter( GameObject character) {
		
		partyArray.Add(character);	
		
	}
}

I’ve tried a lot of different things. I tried converting my class to a ScriptableObject, but got the same result. This code represents my attempt to create an empty game object, then attach my script to it, then call that object by name. I get a “Character Object” in my hierarchy when I run the script, but that’s it. I clearly am missing something pretty basic here. Any help would be much appreciated.

[JoshuaBam]

You do not have an instance of your List<>, so you get a null reference when you execute partyArray.Add().

Try:
public List< GameObject > partyArray = new List< GameObject >();