Null Reference String ONLY in WebGL

[royal scarab]

Is the string null on WebGL in SetName?

[tame oxide]

No. Only In ServerSetName

[royal scarab]

You've logged it to confirm?

[tame oxide]

If I remove [ServerRpc] then it goes through

[tame oxide]

Yes definitely confirmed this

Clients can set their name and its happy days, floating text above the player e.t.c 🙂

If [ServerRpc] is removed, then the string goes through, however, the name doesn't get updated.

[royal scarab]

Using only the SetName method?

[tame oxide]

Correct

[royal scarab]

That doesn't add up

[tame oxide]

Yeah wait.

They NEED the [ServerRPC] ServerSetName() to set their name and have it then viewable by themselves and other clients

But the string goes through to SetName method

Holy shit im so confused.

Ok SO.

1. Everything works fine on Windows builds, clients and server.
2. ServerSetName encounters a bug in WebGL where newName string is null.

3. Clients in WebGL can still set their own name regardless of this bug

[royal scarab]

I think it's time to simplify. Try calling a ServerRpc with a string in OnStartClient if IsOwner on a NetworkBehaviour script placed on a player object spawned by the PlayerSpawner component

that was a mouthful xD

[tame oxide]

Ahhh

 private void _input_OnSubmit(string text)
    {

        if (text.Length > MaxCharacterLimit)
        {
            text = text.Substring(0, MaxCharacterLimit);      // Truncate the input text to the maximum character limit
        }

        submittedText = text; // Store the submitted text
        Player.SetName(submittedText);
    }

heres where it all begins.

This calls the original SetName

Setname calls ServerSetName

[tame oxide]

Ok great idea lets rewind then

[tame oxide]

This script is placed on the client instance object that is spawned by the player spawner.

And it works correctly!

    public override void OnStartClient()
    {
        base.OnStartClient();
        
        scoreboardDisplayer = FindObjectOfType<ScoreboardDisplayer>();

        if (base.IsOwner)
        {
            Instance = this;
            playerName = $"Player [ID:{base.ObjectId}]";
            isAlive = true;
            StringSendServerRpcTest(playerName);
        }
    }


 [ServerRpc]
    public void StringSendServerRpcTest(string playerName)
    {
        Debug.Log("Hello World!");
        Debug.Log(playerName);
    }

Is successful and debug Logs correctly!

[tame oxide]

The final line is null now.

 [ServerRpc]
    public void ServerSetName(string newName)  // client tells server to set name   // and also scoreboard
    {
        //Debug.Log(newName);
        playerName = newName;  
        Debug.Log(newName);


        Debug.Log(controlledShip);
        controlledShip.nameDisplayer.SetName(playerName); // set name for client

        
        scoreboardDisplayer.AddScoreboardEntry(playerName, kills, deaths, ObjectId); // !! NULL HERE ONLY NOW !!!
    }

[tame oxide]

Making progress, just leave this thread for a couple hours