Unity Script Reference – EditorWindow

EditorWindow Inherits from ScriptableObject

Derive from this class to create an editor window.

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.

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.

// JavaScript example:
class MyWindow extends EditorWindow {
var myString = "Hello World";
var groupEnabled = false;
var myBool = true;
var myFloat = 1.23;

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

function 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 ();
}
}

// C# example:
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));
}

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 ();
}
}

Variables

wantsMouseMove	Does the GUI in this editor window want MouseMove events?
autoRepaintOnSceneChange	Does the window automatically repaint whenever the scene has changed?
position	The position of the window in screen space.

Functions

BeginWindows	Mark the beginning area of all popup windows.
EndWindows	Close a window group started with EditorWindow.BeginWindows
ShowNotification	Show a notification message.
RemoveNotification	Stop showing notification message.
ShowTab
Focus	Moves keyboard focus to this EditorWindow.
ShowUtility	Show the EditorWindow as a floating utility window.
ShowPopup	Used for popup style windows.
Show	Show the EditorWindow.
ShowAuxWindow	Show the editor window in the auxiliary window.
Close	Close the editor window.
Repaint	Make the window repaint.
SendEvent	Sends an Event to a window.

Messages Sent

OnGUI	Implement your own editor GUI here.
Update	Called 100 times per second on all visible windows.
OnInspectorUpdate	OnInspectorUpdate is called at 10 frames per second to give the inspector a chance to update
OnDestroy	OnDestroy is called when the EditorWindow is closed.
OnSelectionChange	Called whenever the selection has changed.
OnFocus	Called when the window gets keyboard focus.
OnLostFocus	Called when the window loses keyboard focus.
OnHierarchyChange	Called whenever the scene hierarchy has changed.
OnProjectChange	Called whenever the project has changed.

Class Variables

focusedWindow	The EditorWindow which currently has keyboard focus (Read Only)
mouseOverWindow	The EditorWindow currently under the mouse cursor (Read Only)

Class Functions

GetWindow	Returns the first EditorWindow of type t which is currently on the screen.
FocusWindowIfItsOpen	Focuses the first found EditorWindow of specified type if it is open.
GetWindowWithRect	Returns the first EditorWindow of type t which is currently on the screen.

Inherited members

Inherited Variables

name	The name of the object.
hideFlags	Should the object be hidden, saved with the scene or modifiable by the user?

Inherited Functions

GetInstanceID	Returns the instance id of the object.
ToString	Returns the name of the game object.

Inherited Messages Sent

OnEnable	This function is called when the object is loaded
OnDisable	This function is called when the scriptable object goes out of scope
OnDestroy	This function is called when the scriptable object will be destroyed.

Inherited Class Functions

CreateInstance	Creates an instance of a scriptable object with className.
operator bool	Does the object exist?
Instantiate	Clones the object original and returns the clone.
Destroy	Removes a gameobject, component or asset.
DestroyImmediate	Destroys the object obj immediately. It is strongly recommended to use Destroy instead.
FindObjectsOfType	Returns a list of all active loaded objects of Type type.
FindObjectOfType	Returns the first active loaded object of Type type.
operator ==	Compares if two objects refer to the same
operator !=	Compares if two objects refer to a different object
DontDestroyOnLoad	Makes the object target not be destroyed automatically when loading a new scene.