DamagePlayer.cs

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.AI;

public class DamagePlayer : MonoBehaviour
{
    public int damageToGive; // How much damage the object should do to the player

    // Start is called before the first frame update
    void Start()
    {

    }

    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update()
    {

    }



    void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D other)     // When the object collides with something
    {
          Debug.Log("OnTriggerEnter2D called"); // Add this line to check if OnTriggerEnter2D is being called
          Debug.Log("Colliding object tag: " + other.tag); // Log the tag of the colliding object
        if (other.CompareTag("Player")) // Check if the colliding object is tagged as "Player"
        {
             HealthManager healthManager = other.GetComponent<HealthManager>(); // Get the HealthManager component from the colliding object

        if (healthManager != null) // Make sure the HealthManager component exists
        {

            /*if (healthManager.currentPlayerHealth <= 0) // Check if the player's health is less than or equal to 0
            {
                return; // If the player's health is less than or equal to 0, return
            }*/


            healthManager.TakeDamage(damageToGive); // Call the TakeDamage method of the HealthManager component

            other.GetComponent<AudioSource>().Play();// Play the damage sound
            //knockback code
            var player = other.GetComponent<PlayerController>();// Get the PlayerController component from the colliding object
            player.knockbackCount = player.knockbackLength;// Set the knockbackCount to the knockbackLength
            player.knockFromRight = player.transform.localScale.x < 0;// Set the knockFromRight to true if the player's scale is less than 0

            if (other.transform.position.x < player.transform.position.x)// Check if the colliding object's position is less than the player's position
            {
            player.knockFromRight = true;// Set the knockFromRight to true
            }

            else
            {
                player.knockFromRight = false;// Set the knockFromRight to false
            }
            //end of knockback code






        }



        }
    }

    //code not dealing damage to player
    /* void OnTriggerEnter2D(Collider2D other)
    {
        if (other.name == "Player")
        {
            HealthManager.TakeDamage(damageToGive); // Call the TakeDamage method of the HealthManager component


        }
    }*/


}