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Error"Attempted to read or write protected memory"

I’m attempting to overwrite a texture using the Texture2D LoadImage method. Using the following lines of code:

WWW _web = new WWW();
Texture2D t = new Texture2D(640, 480);
_web.LoadImageIntoTexture(t);
((Texture2D)this.GetComponent().material.mainTexture).LoadImage(t.EncodeToJPG());

Everything works when I run the application in the unity debugger but when I attempt to run the app on the HoloLens emulator or on the device itself in both debug and release modes I get the following exception:
System.AccessViolationException was unhandled
HResult=-2147467261
Message=Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.
Source=UnityEngineProxy
StackTrace:
at UnityEngineProxy.InternalCalls.PInvokeCalls.Texture2D_CUSTOM_LoadImage(IntPtr param_0, Int64 param_1, Boolean param_2)
at UnityEngineProxy.InternalCalls.Texture2D_CUSTOM_LoadImage(Object self, Object data, Boolean markNonReadable)
at UnityEngine.Texture2D.LoadImage(Byte[] data) .....

Is there a better way to dynamically retrieve an image and displayed it in the scene?

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  • Answer ✓

    @Malcolm Not sure what this script is attached to but the back and forth between texture and image on the last line doesn't seem necessary. Here's a snippet that works for me:

    IEnumerator Start () {
        var www = new WWW("http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1607/MagCloudsDeep_BeletskyEtAl_960.jpg");
        yield return www;
    
        var tex = new Texture2D(500, 500);
        if (www.isDone)
        {
            www.LoadImageIntoTexture(tex);
            gameObject.GetComponent<Renderer>().material.mainTexture = tex;
        }
    }
    

Answers

  • WWW does work in the background. You must yield return the result or wait for .isDone to be true.

    See example here https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/WWW.LoadImageIntoTexture.html

  • Thanks @WithinRafael. I actually am checking the isDone property I just didnt include it with the code snippet for brevity. Here is the block of code that includes the isDone check:

                // load the image if it is ready
                if (this._web != null && this._web.isDone)
                {
                    UnityEngine.Debug.Log(String.Format("Loading new image [{0}]...", DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy.MM.dd HH:mm:ss.fff")));
                    Texture2D t = new Texture2D(640, 480);
    
                    this._web.LoadImageIntoTexture(t);
    
                    ((Texture2D)this.GetComponent<Image>().material.mainTexture).LoadImage(t.EncodeToJPG());
    

    UnityEngine.Debug.Log("New material set...");
    }

  • @Malcolm Ah, cool. Will update my test case to closely match yours and see what's going on.

  • Answer ✓

    @Malcolm Not sure what this script is attached to but the back and forth between texture and image on the last line doesn't seem necessary. Here's a snippet that works for me:

    IEnumerator Start () {
        var www = new WWW("http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1607/MagCloudsDeep_BeletskyEtAl_960.jpg");
        yield return www;
    
        var tex = new Texture2D(500, 500);
        if (www.isDone)
        {
            www.LoadImageIntoTexture(tex);
            gameObject.GetComponent<Renderer>().material.mainTexture = tex;
        }
    }
    
  • Sorry it took so long to get back to you. Your solution worked like a charm.

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