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Search: Fix NullReference exception when opening scenes with "Window > Search > Scenes".
Steps to reproduce:
Actual results: NullReferenceException appears in the console, but the scene opens. Error detailed below.
Expected results: No error message.
Reproducible with versions: 6000.0.6f1, 2023.1.0b8, 2023.1.0a15
Not reproducible with versions: 2023.1.0a14, 2022.3.33f1
Can't test: 2021.3.38f1, no Window > Search > Scene option.
Tested on (OS): MacOS, Ubuntu 20.04, Windows 11
Notes:
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object UnityEditor.Search.SearchView.ExecuteAction (UnityEditor.Search.SearchAction action, UnityEditor.Search.SearchItem[] items, System.Boolean endSearch) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/QuickSearch/Editor/UITK/SearchView.cs:595) UnityEditor.Search.SearchViewItem.OnDoubleClick (UnityEngine.UIElements.ClickEvent evt) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/QuickSearch/Editor/UITK/SearchViewItem.cs:259) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventCallbackFunctor`1[TEventType].Invoke (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/Events/EventCallback.cs:64) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventCallbackRegistry+DynamicCallbackList.Invoke (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel, UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualElement target) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/Events/EventCallbackRegistry.cs:228) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatchUtilities.HandleEventAcrossPropagationPath (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel, UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualElement target, System.Boolean isCapturingTarget) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/Events/EventDispatchUtilities.cs:183) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatchUtilities.DispatchToCachedElementUnderPointerOrPanelRoot (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel, System.Int32 pointerId, UnityEngine.Vector2 position) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/Events/EventDispatchUtilities.cs:538) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatchUtilities.DispatchToCapturingElementOrElementUnderPointer (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel, System.Int32 pointerId, UnityEngine.Vector2 position) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/Events/EventDispatchUtilities.cs:581) UnityEngine.UIElements.PointerEventBase`1[T].Dispatch (UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/Events/PointerEvents.cs:1188) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatcher.ProcessEvent (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/EventDispatcher.cs:336) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatcher.ProcessEventQueue () (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/EventDispatcher.cs:291) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatcher.OpenGate () (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/EventDispatcher.cs:255) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatcherGate.Dispose () (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/EventDispatcher.cs:78) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatcher.ProcessEvent (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/EventDispatcher.cs:346) UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatcher.Dispatch (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel, UnityEngine.UIElements.DispatchMode dispatchMode) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/EventDispatcher.cs:200) UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel.SendEvent (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase e, UnityEngine.UIElements.DispatchMode dispatchMode) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/Panel.cs:590) UnityEngine.UIElements.UIElementsUtility.DoDispatch (UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/UIElementsUtility.cs:511) UnityEngine.UIElements.UIElementsUtility.UnityEngine.UIElements.IUIElementsUtility.ProcessEvent (System.Int32 instanceID, System.IntPtr nativeEventPtr, System.Boolean& eventHandled) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/UIElementsUtility.cs:230) UnityEngine.UIElements.UIEventRegistration.ProcessEvent (System.Int32 instanceID, System.IntPtr nativeEventPtr) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/UIElementsUtility.cs:76) UnityEngine.UIElements.UIEventRegistration+<>c.<.cctor>b__1_2 (System.Int32 i, System.IntPtr ptr) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/UIElements/Core/UIElementsUtility.cs:30) UnityEngine.GUIUtility.ProcessEvent (System.Int32 instanceID, System.IntPtr nativeEventPtr, System.Boolean& result) (at /Users/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Modules/IMGUI/GUIUtility.cs:219)
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