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Steps to reproduce:
Actual results:
UI Builder window becomes unusable, Elements cannot be manipulated in the Viewport or Hierarchy, UI Builder Windows has to be reopened
Error "NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualTreeAsset.RemoveElementAndDependencies" is logged in Console every time Elements are clicked either in the Viewport or the Hierarchy
Expected results: No Errors are thrown
Reproducible with versions: 2023.3.0a6, 6000.0.13f1
Not reproducible with versions: 2021.3.40f1, 2022.3.40f1, 2023.3.0a5
Tested on (OS): macOS Sonoma, Windows 11
Error message:
NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualTreeAsset.RemoveElementAndDependencies (UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualElementAsset asset) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
Unity.UI.Builder.BuilderAssetUtilities.RemoveElementFromSelectionInAsset (Unity.UI.Builder.BuilderDocument document, UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualElement ve) (at <dfb6f584aa494374b9127edd7bcf5d6d>:0)
Unity.UI.Builder.BuilderSelection.Select (Unity.UI.Builder.IBuilderSelectionNotifier source, UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualElement ve) (at <dfb6f584aa494374b9127edd7bcf5d6d>:0)
Unity.UI.Builder.BuilderViewport.OnPick (UnityEngine.UIElements.MouseDownEvent evt) (at <dfb6f584aa494374b9127edd7bcf5d6d>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.EventCallbackFunctor`1[TEventType].Invoke (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.EventCallbackRegistry+DynamicCallbackList.Invoke (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel, UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualElement target) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatchUtilities.HandleEventAcrossPropagationPathWithCompatibilityEvent (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase compatibilityEvt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel, UnityEngine.UIElements.VisualElement target, System.Boolean isCapturingTarget) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatchUtilities.DispatchToCachedElementUnderPointerOrPanelRoot (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel, System.Int32 pointerId, UnityEngine.Vector2 position) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatchUtilities.DispatchToCapturingElementOrElementUnderPointer (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel, System.Int32 pointerId, UnityEngine.Vector2 position) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.PointerEventBase`1[T].Dispatch (UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatcher.ProcessEvent (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.EventDispatcher.Dispatch (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase evt, UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel, UnityEngine.UIElements.DispatchMode dispatchMode) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel.SendEvent (UnityEngine.UIElements.EventBase e, UnityEngine.UIElements.DispatchMode dispatchMode) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIElementsUtility.DoDispatch (UnityEngine.UIElements.BaseVisualElementPanel panel) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIElementsUtility.UnityEngine.UIElements.IUIElementsUtility.ProcessEvent (System.Int32 instanceID, System.IntPtr nativeEventPtr, System.Boolean& eventHandled) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIEventRegistration.ProcessEvent (System.Int32 instanceID, System.IntPtr nativeEventPtr) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.UIElements.UIEventRegistration+<>c.<.cctor>b__1_2 (System.Int32 i, System.IntPtr ptr) (at <aff7113d094045d8bc63c60169e8e899>:0)
UnityEngine.GUIUtility.ProcessEvent (System.Int32 instanceID, System.IntPtr nativeEventPtr, System.Boolean& result) (at <98b89b20e7fa498f86e3aee402e1f36f>:0)
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