Null Reference when trying to set something to a variable in another script

[GuiConti]

I am having problem to set something to a variable that is in another script, but in the same gameobject. Here is the part of my code that is giving me trouble

constructions[1] = (GameObject)PhotonNetwork.Instantiate ("Foundation", new Vector3 (transform.position.x + 3, transform.position.y, transform.position.z + 3), transform.rotation,0 );
gameObject.GetComponent<CharacterControllerMultiplayer> ().grabbedObject = constructions [1];

The object is being Instantiate just fine, but i can’t set it to the variable that is in another script.

The var grabbedObject is like this: public GameObject grabbedObject;

Even if i create something like an int in CharacterControllerMultiplayer and try to set it through the other script i get the error, which is btw: NullReferenceException : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Can someone tell me what am i doing wrong. I think that i am doing the wrong aproaching in the access things from another scripts.

Thank you!

[JoeStrout]

GetComponent will return null if there isn’t actually a component of that type on the same game object. I know you think it’s there, but the symptoms indicate that it’s not, so please double-check. Perhaps this script is on a sub-object of the one with the CharacterControllerMultiplayer on it, or perhaps you have a CharacterController instead of a CharacterControllerMultiplayer, or something else.

Anyway, look at all the components on a single game object, and if you don’t find both the script containing the above code, and the CharacterControllerMultiplayer, then there’s your problem!