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SerializedProperty

SerializedProperty and SerializedObject are classes for editing properties on objects in a completely generic way that automatically handles undo and styling UI for prefabs.

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.

SerializedProperty is used in conjunction with SerializedObject and Editor classes.

// C# example: A custom Inspector for Transform components.
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

[CustomEditor(typeof(Transform))]
public class TransformInspector : Editor {

SerializedObject m_Object;
SerializedProperty m_Property;

void OnEnable () {
m_Object = new SerializedObject (target);
m_Property = m_Object.FindProperty ("m_LocalPosition.x");
}

void OnInspectorGUI () {
// Grab the latest data from the object
m_Object.Update ();

// Editor UI for the property
EditorGUILayout.PropertyField (m_Property);

// Apply the property, handle undo
m_Object.ApplyModifiedProperties ();
}
}

Variables
serializedObject

SerializedObject this property belongs to (Read Only).

name

Name of the property (Read Only)

type

Type name of the property (Read Only)

tooltip

Tooltip of the property (Read Only)

depth

Nesting depth of the property (Read Only)

propertyPath

Full path of the property (Read Only)

editable

Is this property editable? (Read Only)

isExpanded

Is this property expanded in the inspector?

hasChildren

Does it have child properties? (Read Only)

hasVisibleChildren

Does it have visible child properties? (Read Only)

isInstantiatedPrefab

Is property part of a prefab instance? (Read Only)

prefabOverride

Is property's value different from the prefab it belongs to?

propertyType

Type of this property (Read Only).

intValue

Value of an integer property.

boolValue

Value of a boolean property.

floatValue

Value of a float property.

stringValue

Value of a string property.

colorValue

Value of a color property.

animationCurveValue

Value of a animation curve property.

objectReferenceValue

Value of an object reference property.

enumValueIndex

Enum index of an enum property.

enumNames

Names of enumeration of an enum property.

vector2Value

Value of a 2D vector property.

vector3Value

Value of a 3D vector property.

rectValue

Value of a rectangle property.

Functions
Next

Move to next property.

NextVisible

Move to next visible property.

Reset

Move to first property of the object.

CountRemaining

Count remaining visible properties.

Copy

Duplicates the SerializedProperty.

DuplicateCommand

DeleteCommand

Class Functions
EqualContents

See if contained serialized properties are equal.