Chapter 5 - Player Script - Page 164

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After adding the following code:

Item hitObject = collision.gameObject.GetComponent().item;

when I run the game, the character collides with an Coin object and it disappears as it is supposed to. However, before moving the character, the Console prints the following message:

NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Player.OnTriggerEnter2D (UnityEngine.Collider2D collision) (at Assets/Scripts/MonoBehaviours/Player.cs:12)

I checked several times to see if I missed a previous step, but I don't think I have. I am not sure if this issue will cause problems later in the book; I wanted to resolve before I moved on.