EditorGUIUtility.CommandEvent

Parameters

Description

Creates an event that can be sent to another window.

var win : EditorWindow;

// Sends a paste event to an EditorWindow, as if Paste
// was selected from the Edit menu.
win.SendEvent(EditorGUIUtility.CommandEvent("Paste"));

// Sends a paste event to an EditorWindow, as if Paste
// was selected from the Edit menu.

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class CommandEventExample : EditorWindow {

    [MenuItem ("Examples/CommandEvent example")]
    static void commandEventExample ()
    {
        CommandEventExample window = EditorWindow.GetWindowWithRect<CommandEventExample> (new Rect(0,0,150,40));
        window.Show();
    }

    void OnGUI ()
    {        
        if(GUILayout.Button("Paste")) {

            Event e = EditorGUIUtility.CommandEvent("Paste");
            EditorWindow ew = EditorWindow.GetWindow<Test> (true);
            ew.SendEvent(e);
        }
    }
}

The script below receives the Paste message sent from CommandEventExample above.

no example available in JavaScript

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

public class CommandEventTest : EditorWindow {

    private int eventCount = 0;
    
    [MenuItem ("Examples/Example that receives a paste event")]
    static void test ()
    {
        CommandEventTest window = EditorWindow.GetWindowWithRect<CommandEventTest> (new Rect(0,0,100,40));
        window.Show();
    }

    void OnGUI ()
    {
        EditorGUI.LabelField(new Rect(10,10, 90, 30), "Paste: " + eventCount.ToString());

        if (Event.current.type == EventType.ExecuteCommand)
        {
            Event e = Event.current;
            if (e.commandName == "Paste") {
                eventCount = eventCount + 1;
            }    
        }
    }
}