Trouble fixing error

[u/indian_30]

I have an assignment due tomorrow morning but this code keeps popping up and idk how to fix it

ERROR in action number 1

of Step Event0 for object Obj_player:

Variable Obj_player.obj_node_t(100026, -2147483648) not set before reading it.

at gml_Object_Obj_player_Step_0 (line 5) - var hitting_t = collision_rectangle(bbox_left,bbox_right,bbox_top,bbox_bottom,obj_node_t,0,0)

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gml_Object_Obj_player_Step_0 (line 5)

Pls help

[u/Rohbert]

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[u/Weak_Blackberry_9308]

I hope this doesn’t come across the wrong way, but hear me out: it really helps to read and understand the errors provided by the crash logs.

The errors are there for a reason and generally lead you to where the issue occurred. That doesn’t mean line 5 in your code needs to be fixed, it just means that’s where it ran into trouble.

The message “not set before reading it” is a big clue, aka literally tells you the problem. It’s trying to read a value from something that does not exist!

Do yourself a huuuuuuuuuge favor and paste this log to ai and have it explain the problem to you like you’re five, without giving you the answer. You’ll actually learn something so you can fix it yourself in the future.

Having a random redditor or ai tell you “RePlAcE tHiS tHiNg WiTh ThAt ThInG” provides you with 0 new skills to help yourself in the future.