“ReferenceError: Pointer_stringify is not defined” error is thrown when downloading a file

Unity: Web Platform

As Designed

6.3.X

6.2.X

6.1.X

6.0.X

Thank you for reporting a bug to Unity. After reviewing this issue, we have determined that the observed behaviour is as designed. The Pointer_stringify() function has been deprecated and is no longer supported. For string conversion, we recommend using UTF8ToString() instead. For more information on this change please refer to our documentation here: [Change Pointer_stringify() to UTF8ToString|https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/web-interacting-browser-deprecated.html#pointer_stringify]. If you have any further questions, please let us know.

Reproduction steps:
1. Open the attached “TestWeb” project
2. Build and run the project for the WebGL platform
3. In the player, press the button in the center of the screen

Expected result: A file is downloaded
Actual result: “ReferenceError: Pointer_stringify is not defined” error is thrown

Reproducible with: 2023.2.0a18, 6000.0.53f1, 6000.1.11f1, 6000.2.0b9, 6000.3.0a1
Not reproducible with: 2022.3.64f1, 2023.2.0a17

Reproducible on: macOS Sequoia 15.5 (M1 Max)
Not reproducible on: No other environments tested

“ReferenceError: Pointer_stringify is not defined” error is thrown when downloading a file

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“ReferenceError: Pointer_stringify is not defined” error is thrown when downloading a file

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