stopFollow() throws Cannot read properties of null Error

[francois-dibulo]

Version

• Phaser Version: 3.6.0
• Operating system: Mac Ventura 13.2
• Browser: Tested on Chrome 113

Description

Calling gameObject.stopFollow() throws an error:

TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading '0')
    at PathFollower.pathUpdate (PathFollower.js:364:1)
    at PathFollower.preUpdate (PathFollower.js:71:1)
    at UpdateList.sceneUpdate (UpdateList.js:156:1)
    at EventEmitter.emit (index.js:203:1)
    at Systems.step (Systems.js:362:1)
    at SceneManager.update (SceneManager.js:574:1)
    at Game.step (Game.js:498:1)
    at TimeStep.step (TimeStep.js:727:1)
    at step (RequestAnimationFrame.js:91:1)
    at spector.bundle.js:1:594101 Array(0)

Example Test Code

You can reproduce the error in the official labs example:

https://labs.phaser.io/edit.html?src=src/paths/followers/pause%20and%20resume.js

Replace:

lemming.pauseFollow(); with lemming.stopFollow();

[photonstorm]

Thank you for submitting this issue. We have fixed this and the fix has been pushed to the master branch. It will be part of the next release. If you get time to build and test it for yourself we would appreciate that.