Unity 5.5.1 - Weird and conflicting variable never used warning.

Questions & Answers
1

I have the following in a script:

private Brick brick;

void Start()
{
       brick = GameObject.FindObjectOfType<Brick>();
}

This is only a very small portion of the code in this script.

I keep getting the warning that the variable “brick” is assigned but never used. If i delete the variable, of course, I get an error that says "the name brick does not exist in the current context.

It can’t be that I have assigned the variable and simultaneously not assigned it!

Anyone know the answer to this? it’s a bit annoying. I’m close to finishing up my game and want to clear out all the warning but this one is stubborn.

2

You get the warning because, based on that code, even though your are assigning brick a value with “brick = GameObject.FindObjectOfType”, you are not actually using it. Using it would be calling a method in Brick, getting data from a field/property, equating it to something, etc. This warning is only to notify you that the variable isn’t used for anything, and could be removed.

3

Yeah, this was a big “Derp!” moment for me today. I set that variable and used it and then decided to go back and take a different approach. I guess I forgot all about deleting all of it and then today I did not look any further before I posted this silly question. sigh…