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EditorWindow

class in UnityEditor

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Inherits from:ScriptableObject

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Implemented in:UnityEditor

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Description

Derive from this class to create an editor window.

Create your own custom editor window that can float free or be docked as a tab, just like the native windows in the Unity interface.

Editor windows are typically opened using a menu item.

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class MyWindow : EditorWindow { string myString = "Hello World"; bool groupEnabled; bool myBool = true; float myFloat = 1.23f;

// Add menu named "My Window" to the Window menu [MenuItem("Window/My Window")] static void Init() { // Get existing open window or if none, make a new one: MyWindow window = (MyWindow)EditorWindow.GetWindow(typeof(MyWindow)); window.Show(); }

void OnGUI() { GUILayout.Label("Base Settings", EditorStyles.boldLabel); myString = EditorGUILayout.TextField("Text Field", myString);

groupEnabled = EditorGUILayout.BeginToggleGroup("Optional Settings", groupEnabled); myBool = EditorGUILayout.Toggle("Toggle", myBool); myFloat = EditorGUILayout.Slider("Slider", myFloat, -3, 3); EditorGUILayout.EndToggleGroup(); } }

Static Properties

focusedWindowThe EditorWindow which currently has keyboard focus. (Read Only)
mouseOverWindowThe EditorWindow currently under the mouse cursor. (Read Only)

Properties

autoRepaintOnSceneChangeDoes the window automatically repaint whenever the Scene has changed?
maximizedIs this window maximized?
maxSizeThe maximum size of this window.
minSizeThe minimum size of this window.
positionThe desired position of the window in screen space.
rootVisualElementRetrieves the root visual element of this window hierarchy.
titleContentThe GUIContent used for drawing the title of EditorWindows.
wantsMouseEnterLeaveWindowChecks whether MouseEnterWindow and MouseLeaveWindow events are received in the GUI in this Editor window.
wantsMouseMoveChecks whether MouseMove events are received in the GUI in this Editor window.

Public Methods

BeginWindowsMark the beginning area of all popup windows.
CloseClose the editor window.
EndWindowsClose a window group started with EditorWindow.BeginWindows.
FocusMoves keyboard focus to another EditorWindow.
RemoveNotificationStop showing notification message.
RepaintMake the window repaint.
SendEventSends an Event to a window.
ShowShow the EditorWindow window.
ShowAsDropDownShows a window with dropdown behaviour and styling.
ShowAuxWindowShow the editor window in the auxiliary window.
ShowModalUtilityShow the EditorWindow as a floating modal window.
ShowNotificationShow a notification message.
ShowPopupShows an Editor window using popup-style framing.
ShowUtilityShow the EditorWindow as a floating utility window.

Static Methods

FocusWindowIfItsOpenFocuses the first found EditorWindow of specified type if it is open.
GetWindowReturns the first EditorWindow of type t which is currently on the screen.
GetWindowWithRectReturns the first EditorWindow of type t which is currently on the screen.

Messages

AwakeCalled as the new window is opened.
OnDestroyOnDestroy is called to close the EditorWindow window.
OnFocusCalled when the window gets keyboard focus.
OnGUIImplement your own editor GUI here.
OnHierarchyChangeHandler for message that is sent when an object or group of objects in the hierarchy changes.
OnInspectorUpdateOnInspectorUpdate is called at 10 frames per second to give the inspector a chance to update.
OnLostFocusCalled when the window loses keyboard focus.
OnProjectChangeHandler for message that is sent whenever the state of the project changes.
OnSelectionChangeCalled whenever the selection has changed.
UpdateCalled multiple times per second on all visible windows.

Inherited Members

Properties

hideFlagsShould the object be hidden, saved with the Scene or modifiable by the user?
nameThe name of the object.

Public Methods

GetInstanceIDReturns the instance id of the object.
ToStringReturns the name of the GameObject.

Static Methods

DestroyRemoves a gameobject, component or asset.
DestroyImmediateDestroys the object obj immediately. You are strongly recommended to use Destroy instead.
DontDestroyOnLoadDo not destroy the target Object when loading a new Scene.
FindObjectOfTypeReturns the first active loaded object of Type type.
FindObjectsOfTypeReturns a list of all active loaded objects of Type type.
InstantiateClones the object original and returns the clone.
CreateInstanceCreates an instance of a scriptable object.

Operators

boolDoes the object exist?
operator !=Compares if two objects refer to a different object.
operator ==Compares two object references to see if they refer to the same object.

Messages

AwakeThis function is called when the ScriptableObject script is started.
OnDisableThis function is called when the scriptable object goes out of scope.
OnEnableThis function is called when the object is loaded.

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