AssetDatabase.AddObjectToAsset

Parameters

Description

Adds objectToAdd to an existing asset at path.

All paths are relative to the project folder, for example: "Assets/MyTextures/hello.png".

Note:

You can not add GameObjects; use PrefabUtility instead.

no example available in JavaScript

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class CreateMaterialExample : MonoBehaviour
{
	[MenuItem("GameObject/Create Material")]
	static void CreateMaterial( )
	{
		// Create a simple material asset

		Material material = new Material( Shader.Find( "Specular" ) );
		AssetDatabase.CreateAsset( material, "Assets/MyMaterial.mat" );

		// Add an animation clip to it
		AnimationClip animationClip = new AnimationClip( );
		animationClip.name = "My Clip";
		AssetDatabase.AddObjectToAsset( animationClip, material );

		// Reimport the asset after adding an object.
		// Otherwise the change only shows up when saving the project
		AssetDatabase.ImportAsset( AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath( animationClip ) );

		// Print the path of the created asset
		Debug.Log( AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath( material ) );
	}
}

Description

Adds objectToAdd to an existing asset identified by assetObject.

Note:

You can not add GameObjects; use PrefabUtility instead.

no example available in JavaScript

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class CreateMaterialExample : MonoBehaviour
{
	[MenuItem("GameObject/Create Material")]
	static void CreateMaterial( )
	{
		// Create a simple material asset

		Material material = new Material( Shader.Find( "Specular" ) );
		AssetDatabase.CreateAsset( material, "Assets/MyMaterial.mat" );

		// Add an animation clip to it
		AnimationClip animationClip = new AnimationClip( );
		animationClip.name = "My Clip";
		AssetDatabase.AddObjectToAsset( animationClip, material );

		// Reimport the asset after adding an object.
		// Otherwise the change only shows up when saving the project
		AssetDatabase.ImportAsset( AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath( animationClip ) );

		// Print the path of the created asset
		Debug.Log( AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath( material ) );
	}
}