Unity Script Reference – EditorUtility

EditorUtility

Editor utility functions.

Note: This is an editor class. To use it you have to place your script in Assets/Editor inside your project folder. Editor classes are in the UnityEditor namespace so for C# scripts you need to add "using UnityEditor;" at the beginning of the script.

Class Functions

SetDirty	Marks target object as dirty.
IsPersistent	Determines if an object is stored on disk.
DisplayDialog	Displays a modal dialog.
DisplayDialogComplex	Displays a modal dialog with three buttons.
OpenFilePanel	Displays the "open file" dialog and returns the selected path name.
SaveFilePanel	Displays the "save file" dialog and returns the selected path name.
OpenFolderPanel	Displays the "open folder" dialog and returns the selected path name.
SaveFolderPanel	Displays the "save folder" dialog and returns the selected path name.
SaveFilePanelInProject	Displays the "save file" dialog in the Assets folder of the project and returns the selected path name.
InstanceIDToObject	Translates an instance ID to a reference to an object.
CompressTexture	Compress a texture.
CloneComponent	Duplicate a component.
CopySerialized	Copy all settings of a Unity Object.
CollectDependencies	Calculates and returns a list of all assets the assets listed in roots depend on.
CollectDeepHierarchy	Calculates and returns a list of all assets the assets listed in roots depend on.
UnloadUnusedAssets	Unloads assets that are not used.
UnloadUnusedAssetsIgnoreManagedReferences	Unloads assets that are not used, including the ones that are referenced only from scripts.
DisplayPopupMenu	Displays a popup menu.
FocusProjectWindow	Brings the project window to the front and focuses it.
FormatBytes	Returns a text for a number of bytes.
DisplayProgressBar	Displays or updates a progress bar.
DisplayCancelableProgressBar	Displays or updates a progress bar that has a cancel button.
ClearProgressBar	Removes progress bar.
GetObjectEnabled	Is the object enabled (0 disabled, 1 enabled, -1 has no enabled button)
SetObjectEnabled	Set the enabled state of the object
SetSelectedWireframeHidden	Set whether the renderer's wireframe will be hidden when the renderer's gameobject is selected
InstantiatePrefab	Instantiates the given prefab.
CreateEmptyPrefab	Creates an empty prefab at given path.
ReplacePrefab	Replaces the targetPrefab with a copy of the game object hierarchy go.
ReconnectToLastPrefab	Connects the game object to the prefab that it was last connected to.
ResetToPrefabState	Resets the properties of the component or game object to the parent prefab state
ResetGameObjectToPrefabState	Resets the properties of game object and all attached components to the parent prefab state
GetPrefabType	Given an object, returns whether it's a prefab or an instance of a prefab and what kind of prefab it is.
GetPrefabParent	Returns the GameObject parent of source, or null if it can't be found.
FindPrefabRoot	Helper function to find the prefab root of an object (used for picking niceness)
ExtractOggFile	Saves an AudioClip or MovieTexture to a file.
CreateGameObjectWithHideFlags	Creates a game object with HideFlags and specified components.