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Help.BrowseURL

static function BrowseURL (url : string) : void

Description

Open url in the default web browser.


Editor Window that lets you load docs for any Selected GameObject.

// EditorScript that quickly searchs for a help page
// of the selected Object.
//
// If there is no page found on the Manual it opens the Unity forum.

import UnityEditor;

class QuickHelper extends EditorWindow {

var source : Object;

@MenuItem("Example/QuickHelper _h")
static function Init() {
var window : QuickHelper = EditorWindow.GetWindowWithRect(QuickHelper, Rect(0,0,165,100));
window.Show();
}

function OnGUI() {
EditorGUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
source = EditorGUILayout.ObjectField(source, Object);
EditorGUILayout.EndHorizontal();

if(GUILayout.Button("Search!")) {
if(source == null) {
this.ShowNotification(GUIContent("No object selected for searching"));
} else {
if(Help.HasHelpForObject(source))
Help.ShowHelpForObject(source);
else
Help.BrowseURL("http://forum.unity3d.com/search.php");
}
}
}
}