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unity_docs
scripting
What is `Device.Screen.sleepTimeout` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Screen.sleepTimeout public static int sleepTimeout ; Description This has the same functionality as Screen.sleepTimeout . At the moment, the Device Simulator doesn't support simulation of this property.
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input
What is `Unity.Android.Gradle` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Unity.Android.Gradle Description An assembly that contains API to modify Android Gradle Project files. Classes Class Description Action The C# definition of the <action> Android Manifest element. Activity The C# definition of the <activity> Android Manifest element. ActivityAlias The C# definition of the <acti...
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What is `QualitySettings.activeColorSpace` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
QualitySettings.activeColorSpace public static ColorSpace activeColorSpace ; Description Active color space (Read Only). This is the active color space based on player settings ( PlayerSettings.colorSpace ) and hardware support. Note that the requested color space might have been different. Additional resour...
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What is `TransformUtils.SetInspectorRotation` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
TransformUtils.SetInspectorRotation Declaration public static void SetInspectorRotation ( Transform t , Vector3 r ); Parameters Parameter Description t Transform to set the rotation on. r Rotation as it would be set by the Transform Inspector window. Description Sets the rotation of a transform as it...
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Give me an overview of the `MeshRenderer` class in Unity.
MeshRenderer class in UnityEngine / Inherits from: Renderer / Implemented in: UnityEngine.CoreModule Description Renders meshes inserted by the MeshFilter or TextMesh . Properties Property Description additionalVertexStreams Vertex attributes in this mesh will override or add attributes of the primary ...
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In Unity's 'Create rule set files', what is 'Step 2: Reload the project' and how does it work?
After you add the ruleset files to your project, reimport any script that lives in an assembly where the rules should apply. This forces Unity to recompile the assembly using the new ruleset files. After recompilation, two messages will appear in the Console window : Assets\Subfolder\RethrowError.cs(15,19): error ERP02...
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github
scripting
Write a Unity C# MonoBehaviour script called Time Limit
```csharp using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; using UnityEngine; namespace MBT { [AddComponentMenu("")] [MBTNode("Decorators/Time Limit")] public class TimeLimit : Decorator, IMonoBehaviourTreeTickListener { public FloatReference time = new FloatReference(5f); p...
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unity_docs
ui
In Unity's 'Customize the grid', what is 'Change the axis that the grid appears on' and how does it work?
If you are in orthographic mode (Iso) and align your view with an axis, the Editor chooses to display the grid axis orthogonal to that axis. To change which axis the grid appears on: In the Grid and Snap overlays toolbar , select the downward facing arrow next to Toggle grid visibility ( ) to open the Grid Visual menu....
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What is `UIElements.Label.ctor` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Label Constructor Declaration public Label (); Description Constructs a Label with no initial text. Use this constructor with no arguments to create an empty Label. Declaration public Label (string text ); Parameters Parameter Description text The initial text to be displayed in the Label. Desc...
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What is `Experimental.Rendering.GraphicsStateCollection.runtimePlatform` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Experimental : this API is experimental and might be changed or removed in the future. GraphicsStateCollection.runtimePlatform public RuntimePlatform runtimePlatform ; Description The platform that the collection is intended to be used with. The same shader variant and graphics state on different platforms c...
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What is `SceneManagement.Scene.operator_eq` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Scene.operator == public static bool operator == ( SceneManagement.Scene lhs , SceneManagement.Scene rhs ); Description Returns true if the Scenes are equal. When a scene is loaded into memory, it can be referenced with a Scene struct. The equality operator checks if two Scene structs refer to the same sce...
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unity_docs
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Explain 'Terrain Settings reference' in Unity.
Each Terrain tile has its own settings. If you’re using the built-in Terrain system, you need to change settings for each individual tile. If you’re using the Terrain Tools package , you can change all tiles at once. Tip: When you create a new tile from an existing one, the new tile inherits most of the settings from i...
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What is `Experimental.GraphView.StackNode.contentContainer` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Experimental : this API is experimental and might be changed or removed in the future. StackNode.contentContainer public UIElements.VisualElement contentContainer ; Description The content container of this StackNode.
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Explain 'Select the CPU or GPU for baking' in Unity.
To generate baked lightmaps and Light Probes , you can choose between two backends for the Progressive Lightmapper : The Progressive GPU Lightmapper default backend uses your computer’s GPU and Video Ram (VRAM). The Progressive CPU Lightmapper backend uses your computer’s CPU and system RAM. ## Hardware and software r...
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What is `AwaitableCompletionSource_1.SetResult` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
AwaitableCompletionSource<T0>.SetResult Declaration public void SetResult (ref T value ); Parameters Parameter Description value Value to pass to the awaitable continuation. Description Raise completion.
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Show me a Unity C# example demonstrating `ParticleSystem.LightsModule.range`.
ParticleSystem.LightsModule.range public ParticleSystem.MinMaxCurve range ; Description Define a curve to apply custom range scaling to particle Lights. Additional resources: MinMaxCurve . ```csharp using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;// For best results, use Deferred Rendering (see Camera settings...
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physics
What is `Physics2D.autoSyncTransforms` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Physics2D.autoSyncTransforms public static bool autoSyncTransforms ; Description Set whether to automatically sync changes to the Transform component with the physics engine. When a Transform component changes, any Rigidbody2D or Collider2D on that Transform or its children may need to be reposition...
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Show me a Unity C# example demonstrating `ParticleSystem.MainModule.startRotationZMultiplier`.
ParticleSystem.MainModule.startRotationZMultiplier public float startRotationZMultiplier ; Description The initial rotation multiplier of particles around the z-axis when the Particle System first spawns them. Changing this property is more efficient than accessing the entire curve, if you only want to change ...
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What is `AudioSpeakerMode.Quad` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
AudioSpeakerMode.Quad Description The Quad 4.0 speaker setup which contains four channels. The Quad 4.0 speaker mode contains four channels: Front left Front right Rear left Rear right Channel count is set to 4. You can send different audio to each channel, which can create a more immersive, simple, surround ...
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math
What is `Plane` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Plane struct in UnityEngine / Implemented in: UnityEngine.CoreModule Description Representation of a plane in 3D space. A plane is an infinitely large, flat surface that exists in 3D space and divides the space into two halves known as half-spaces . It is easy to determine which of the two half-spaces a partic...
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What is `U2D.SpriteDataAccessExtensions.GetVertexAttribute` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
SpriteDataAccessExtensions.GetVertexAttribute Declaration public static NativeSlice<T> GetVertexAttribute ( Sprite sprite , Rendering.VertexAttribute channel ); Returns NativeSlice<T> A read-only list of. Description Retrieves a strided accessor to the internal vertex attributes. This is the only way...
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animation
In Unity's 'Create a new Animation Clip', what is 'How it fits together' and how does it work?
The above steps automatically set up the components and assets needed to animate a GameObject. It is useful to understand how these components, clips, and assets connect together: A GameObject must have an Animator component The Animator component must have an Animator Controller Asset assigned The Animator Controller ...
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Explain 'Modify source assets from code' in Unity.
You can modify assets from your runtime code. Depending on the asset type and method you use, the modifications can either be temporary or permanent. Temporary modifications reset on exiting Play mode, and permanent modifications persist on exiting Play mode. ## Temporary modification Modifications to assets at appli...
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Show me a Unity C# example demonstrating `ScriptableWizard.OnWizardOtherButton`.
ScriptableWizard.OnWizardOtherButton() Description Allows you to provide an action when the user clicks on the other button. This is the place where you can implement all the stuff that will be done if the user clicks the secondary option when calling DisplayWizard. Additional resources: ScriptableWizard.DisplayWi...
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What is `PlayerSettings.VisionOS.buildNumber` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
PlayerSettings.VisionOS.buildNumber public static string buildNumber ; Description The build number of the bundle It is saved to the 'CFBundleVersion' field in the built app's info.plist file.
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What are the parameters of `iOS.Xcode.PBXProject.AddFrameworkToProject` in Unity?
Description Adds a system framework dependency for the specified target. The function assumes system frameworks are located in the System/Library/Frameworks folder in the SDK source tree. The framework is added to Frameworks logical folder in the project. ```csharp using System.IO; using UnityEngine; using UnityEditor;...
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gh_775bf781f268_doc_2
github
scripting
What does `RenderCustomInspector` do in this Unity script? Explain its purpose and signature.
Render the custom inspector with the basic and advanced properties Signature: ```csharp private void RenderCustomInspector() ```
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In Unity's 'Embedded dependencies', what is 'Copying a Unity package from the cache' and how does it work?
A package installed from a registry is immutable , which means you can’t edit it. If you want to edit a package, you can make it mutable by copying it to the Packages subfolder in your Projects folder. This package type is called an embedded package, and it overrides what’s in your package cache. Later, you can delete ...
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What is `HandleUtility.PickGameObject` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
HandleUtility.PickGameObject Declaration public static GameObject PickGameObject ( Vector2 position , out int materialIndex ); Declaration public static GameObject PickGameObject ( Vector2 position , GameObject[] ignore , out int materialIndex ); Declaration public static GameObject PickGameObje...
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In Unity's 'Best practices for calling Java/Kotlin code', what is 'Manage garbage collection' and how does it work?
It’s best practice to wrap any instance of AndroidJavaObject or AndroidJavaClass with a using statement to ensure Unity destroys them as soon as possible. If you don’t use using , Unity’s garbage collector will still release all created instances, but you lose control over when this happens. The following code example ...
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What is `AssetDatabase.GetCacheServerEnableUpload` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
AssetDatabase.GetCacheServerEnableUpload Declaration public static bool GetCacheServerEnableUpload (); Returns bool Returns true when Upload to the Cache Server is enabled. Returns false otherwise. Description Gets the Cache Server Upload option from Editor Settings. ```csharp using UnityEngine; using Uni...
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In Unity's 'Prefab instance Inspector reference', what is 'Overrides' and how does it work?
Opens the Overrides dropdown window which displays any overrides of the prefab instance. Use this window to apply overrides from the instance to the prefab asset, or revert overrides on the instance back to the values on the prefab asset. The Overrides window is only available for the root prefab instances, and not nes...
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gh_7e594682a93d
github
scripting
Write a Unity Editor script for Path Box Element
```csharp using System.Collections.Generic; using System.IO; using System.Linq; using AssetStoreTools.Utility; using AssetStoreTools.Validator.Data; using UnityEditor; using UnityEngine; using UnityEngine.UIElements; namespace AssetStoreTools.Validator.UIElements { internal class PathBoxElement : VisualElement ...
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What is `Search.SearchExpression` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
SearchExpression class in UnityEditor.Search Description Search expressions allow you to add to the search query language to express complex queries that cross-reference multiple providers, for example, to search for all objects in a scene that use a shader that doesn’t compile. Search expressions can be chained t...
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What is `WheelCollider.ResetSprungMasses` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
WheelCollider.ResetSprungMasses Declaration public void ResetSprungMasses (); Description Reset the sprung masses of the vehicle. Recomputes the sprung masses of all wheels of the vehicle this wheel belongs to. In addition, it clears the internal explicit sprung mass distribution flag if that was raised before...
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What is `HingeJoint2D.useConnectedAnchor` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
HingeJoint2D.useConnectedAnchor public bool useConnectedAnchor ; Description Controls whether the connected anchor is used or not. By default, this property is enabled which results in the Joint2D.connectedBody and AnchoredJoint2D.connectedAnchor properties being used to constrain the position of the Rigid...
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rendering
What is `Rendering.BuiltinShaderDefine.UNITY_SPECCUBE_BOX_PROJECTION` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
BuiltinShaderDefine.UNITY_SPECCUBE_BOX_PROJECTION Description UNITY_SPECCUBE_BLENDING is set if Reflection Probes Box Projection is enabled. Additional resources: TierSettings.reflectionProbeBoxProjection .
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Show me a Unity C# example demonstrating `ObjectNames.NicifyVariableName`.
ObjectNames.NicifyVariableName Declaration public static string NicifyVariableName (string name ); Description Make a displayable name for a variable. This function will insert spaces before capital letters and remove optional m_ , _ or k followed by uppercase letter in front of the name. ```csharp using...
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What is `SearchService.SceneSearchEngineAttribute` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
SceneSearchEngineAttribute class in UnityEditor.SearchService Description A class attribute that registers Scene search engines automatically. Search engines with this attribute must implement the ISceneSearchEngine interface.
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gh_1de8b6bb8505_doc_0
github
scripting
What does `this member` do in this Unity script? Explain its purpose and signature.
CustomSampler を using で使用できるようにするクラス Signature: ```csharp public sealed class CustomSamplerScope : IDisposable ```
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What is `EditorGUI.PasswordField` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
EditorGUI.PasswordField Declaration public static string PasswordField ( Rect position , string password , GUIStyle style = EditorStyles.textField); Declaration public static string PasswordField ( Rect position , string label , string password , GUIStyle style = EditorStyles.textField); Declar...
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What is `IExposedPropertyTable.SetReferenceValue` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
IExposedPropertyTable.SetReferenceValue Declaration public void SetReferenceValue ( PropertyName id , Object value ); Parameters Parameter Description id Identifier of the ExposedReference. value The value to assigned to the ExposedReference. Description Assigns a value for an ExposedReference.
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What is `GridLayout.CellToWorld` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
GridLayout.CellToWorld Declaration public Vector3 CellToWorld ( Vector3Int cellPosition ); Parameters Parameter Description cellPosition Cell position to convert. Returns Vector3 World position of the cell position. Description Converts a cell position to world position space. ```csharp // Snap t...
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performance
Explain 'Collections' in Unity.
com.unity.collections ## Description A C# collections library providing data structures that can be used in jobs, and optimized by Burst compiler. ## Released for Unity Package version 2.6.5 is released for Unity Editor version 6000.0.
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What is `Experimental.Rendering.GraphicsFormat.A2B10G10R10_SIntPack32` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Experimental : this API is experimental and might be changed or removed in the future. GraphicsFormat.A2B10G10R10_SIntPack32 Description A four-component, 32-bit packed signed integer format that has a 2-bit A component in bits 30..31, a 10-bit B component in bits 20..29, a 10-bit G component in bits 10..19, and a ...
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What is `Transform.localRotation` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Transform.localRotation public Quaternion localRotation ; Description The rotation of the transform relative to the transform rotation of the parent. Unity stores rotations as Quaternions internally. To rotate an object, use Transform.Rotate . Use Transform.localEulerAngles for modifying the rotation as e...
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What is `UIElements.DataBinding.dataSource` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
DataBinding.dataSource public object dataSource ; Description Object that serves as a local source for the binding, and is particularly useful when the data source is not part of the UI hierarchy, such as a static localization table. If this object is null, the binding resolves the data source using its norma...
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Show me a Unity C# example demonstrating `CharacterController.slopeLimit`.
CharacterController.slopeLimit public float slopeLimit ; Description The character controllers slope limit in degrees. ```csharp using UnityEngine;public class Example : MonoBehaviour { // Set the controller slope limit to 45 degrees CharacterController controller; void Start() { controller = GetComponent<...
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gh_d35333d1dcce_doc_3
github
scripting
What does `this member` do in this Unity script? Explain its purpose and signature.
Subscribes to a GameProperty, and handles all relevant responsibilities, i.e. automatically suspends subscription while the GameObject is disabled.The GameProperty to subscribe to.The method to be called when the change notification event fires.'Push' means the current value will be instantly sent when the GameObject b...
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Give me an overview of the `AnimationUpdateMode` class in Unity.
AnimationUpdateMode enumeration Description The update mode of the Animation component. Properties Property Description Normal Animation updates in the Update loop. Fixed Animation updates in the FixedUpdate loop. Use this mode to evaluate animation independent of frame rate.
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Show me a Unity C# example demonstrating `Rendering.GraphicsSettings.allConfiguredRenderPipelines`.
r the current quality level is defined in QualitySettings.renderPipeline , or you can request the override value for a given quality level with QualitySettings.GetRenderPipelineAssetAt . This property returns all instances of RenderPipelineAsset that are assigned to these fields. The same RenderPipelineAsset can ...
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What is `Unity.Properties.IListPropertyVisitor` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
IListPropertyVisitor interface in Unity.Properties Description Interface for receiving strongly typed property callbacks for lists. Public Methods Method Description Visit Implement this method to accept visitation for a specialized list property.
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Explain 'Drawing to textures with shaders via Custom Render Textures' in Unity.
Resources for creating complex effects by rendering a texture with a shader . Page Description Create a Custom Render Texture Assign a compatible material to a Custom Render Texture , and chain Custom Render Textures to generate a simulation with multiple steps. Introduction to Custom Render Textures Learn about render...
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What is `Rendering.CommandBuffer.UnmarkLateLatchMatrix` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
CommandBuffer.UnmarkLateLatchMatrix Declaration public void UnmarkLateLatchMatrix ( Rendering.CameraLateLatchMatrixType matrixPropertyType ); Parameters Parameter Description matrixPropertyType Camera matrix property type to be unmarked for late latching. Description Unmark a global shader property for la...
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What is `Search.SearchIndexer.GetMetaInfo` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
SearchIndexer.GetMetaInfo Declaration public string GetMetaInfo (string documentId ); Parameters Parameter Description documentId Document id of the document. Returns string Metadata of the document. Description Get metadata of a specific document. ```csharp using System.IO; using UnityEditor; using...
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What are the parameters of `Vector3.SmoothDamp` in Unity?
Description Gradually changes a vector towards a desired goal over time. The vector is smoothed by a spring-like damper function, such that the speed slows as it nears the target position. The motion doesn't overshoot the target position. A common use of this method is smoothing the motion of a follow camera. ```csharp...
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What is `Unity.Collections.LowLevel.Unsafe.NativeDisableUnsafePtrRestrictionAttribute` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
NativeDisableUnsafePtrRestrictionAttribute class in Unity.Collections.LowLevel.Unsafe / Implemented in: UnityEngine.CoreModule Description Enable the use of unsafe pointers in jobs. By default, unsafe pointers aren't allowed in jobs because it isn't possible for the Job Debugger to gurantee race condition free ...
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What is `Matrix4x4.Translate` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Matrix4x4.Translate Declaration public static Matrix4x4 Translate ( Vector3 vector ); Description Creates a translation matrix. ```csharp // Translate, rotate and scale a mesh. Try varying // the parameters in the inspector while running // to see the effect they have.using UnityEngine; using System.Collect...
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Explain 'Windows Player settings' in Unity.
This page details the Player settings specific to Windows. For a description of the general Player settings, refer to Player Settings . You can find documentation for the properties in the following sections: Icon Resolution and Presentation Splash Image Other Settings ## Icon Enable the Override for Windows, Mac, Li...
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What is `AnimatorOverrideController.ctor` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
AnimatorOverrideController Constructor Declaration public AnimatorOverrideController (); Description Creates an empty Animator Override Controller. Declaration public AnimatorOverrideController ( RuntimeAnimatorController controller ); Parameters Parameter Description controller Runtime Animator Contr...
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Give me an overview of the `ParticleSystemAnimationRowMode` class in Unity.
ParticleSystemAnimationRowMode enumeration Description The mode used for selecting rows of an animation in the Texture Sheet Animation Module. Properties Property Description Custom Use a specific row for all particles. Random Use a random row for each particle. MeshIndex Use the mesh index as the row, so tha...
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Show me a Unity C# example demonstrating `AssetDatabase.ExtractAsset`.
as a Material) by extracting it from within an imported asset (such as an FBX file). NOTE: The feature is currently only available for materials embedded in model assets. All file paths are relative to the project folder. For example: "Assets/Materials/myMaterial.mat". Method throws ArgumentNullException when the A...
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Show me a Unity code example for 'Introduction to SerializedObject data binding'.
d an InspectorElement after it has been constructed, you must call Unbind() and then either call Bind() explicitly or let a bind operation from a parent create a binding. ## Set binding path If you call Bind() to create the binding, you must set the visual element’s binding path to the property name of the object tha...
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What does `this member` do in this Unity script? Explain its purpose and signature.
Represents an object which can be initialized using six arguments.-derived classes that implement this interface can be instantiated with arguments using the function.-derived classes that implement this interface can be added to a with arguments using the GameObject.AddComponent function.These functions can automatica...
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What is `Experimental.GraphView.Placemat.MinSizePolicy.DoNotEnsureMinSize` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Experimental : this API is experimental and might be changed or removed in the future. Placemat.MinSizePolicy.DoNotEnsureMinSize Description Ignore the placemat minimum size when calculating the bounds.
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What is `LightingSettings.filteringAtrousPositionSigmaDirect` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
LightingSettings.filteringAtrousPositionSigmaDirect public float filteringAtrousPositionSigmaDirect ; Description Specifies the threshold the Progressive Lightmapper uses to filter the indirect lighting component of the lightmap when using the A-Trous filter. (Editor only). The range is 0 through 2. The defaul...
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What is `Rendering.TextureDimension` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
TextureDimension enumeration Description Texture "dimension" (type). Indicates type of a texture (2D texture, cubemap, 3D volume texture etc.). Additional resources: Texture.dimension , MaterialProperty.textureDimension . Properties Property Description Unknown Texture type is not initialized or unknown. No...
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Show me a Unity code example for 'Set the render pipeline and render order for a shader'.
To set the render pipeline and render order for a subshader or a shader pass, add a Tag block. ## Add a tag Add a Tag block to a SubShader block or a Pass block. For example: ``` Shader "TagsExample" { SubShader { // Add a subshader tag Tags { "TagName" = "Value" } Pass { // Add a pass tag Tags { "TagName" ...
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In Unity's 'Troubleshooting cameras', what is 'Resolution' and how does it work?
To reduce tearing, go to Edit > Project Settings > Quality , then set VSync Count to one of the following: Every V Blank to send frames only during the periods when the display device isn’t updating, which is called its vertical blank. Every Second V Blanks to send frames during every other vertical blank. Use this val...
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What is `UIElements.ToggleButtonGroup.allowEmptySelection` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
ToggleButtonGroup.allowEmptySelection public bool allowEmptySelection ; Description Allows having all buttons to be unchecked when set to true. When the property value is false, the control will automatically set the first available button to checked.
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What is `Search.SearchContext.SetFilter` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
SearchContext.SetFilter Declaration public void SetFilter (string providerId , bool isEnabled ); Parameters Parameter Description providerId ID of the search provider. See SearchProvider.name.id. isEnabled If true, enables the search provider to perform a query. Description Enables or disables a single ...
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What does `RegisterAnimationClips` do in this Unity script? Explain its purpose and signature.
Register animations clips in Animation component.Unfortunately this has to be done, because setting the default clip doesn't add it automatically. Signature: ```csharp private void RegisterAnimationClips() ```
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Show me a Unity C# example demonstrating `ParticleSystem.TriggerSubEmitter`.
ParticleSystem.TriggerSubEmitter Declaration public void TriggerSubEmitter (int subEmitterIndex ); Parameters Parameter Description subEmitterIndex Index of the sub emitter to trigger. Description Triggers the specified sub emitter on all particles of the Particle System. ```csharp using UnityEngine;// A...
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What is `UIElements.BaseListView.emptyLabelUssClassName` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
BaseListView.emptyLabelUssClassName public static string emptyLabelUssClassName ; Description The USS class name for label displayed when ListView is empty. Unity adds this USS class to the label displayed if the ListView is empty. Any styling applied to this class affects every empty label located beside,...
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Show me a Unity C# example demonstrating `MonoBehaviour.Update`.
MonoBehaviour.Update() Description Update is called every frame, if the MonoBehaviour is enabled. Update is the most commonly used function to implement any kind of game script. Not every MonoBehaviour script needs Update . ```csharp using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;// The ExampleClass starts wi...
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What is `SerializedProperty.isExpanded` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
SerializedProperty.isExpanded public bool isExpanded ; Description Is this property expanded in the inspector? Serialized properties with child properties (e.g., arrays, custom serializable structs, or custom serializable classes) may be either expanded or folded up in the inspector to reveal or hide their chil...
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What are the parameters of `QualitySettings.activeQualityLevelChanged` in Unity?
Description Delegate that you can use to invoke custom code when Unity changes the current Quality Level. Parameters are the previous Quality Level and the new Quality Level. ```csharp using UnityEngine;public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { void Start() { QualitySettings.activeQualityLevelChanged ...
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In Unity's 'Property paths', what is 'Performance considerations' and how does it work?
Unity.Properties.PropertyPath is an immutable struct type. When you construct a property path from a string, allocations occur for sub-string extraction. The following table lists the allocation behaviors when a property path is constructed from a string: String Length Allocation behavior "Path" 1 No allocation: the en...
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What does `this member` do in this Unity script? Explain its purpose and signature.
Auto instantiate when load game?Use to make this happen.or monified this field by . Signature: ```csharp public bool isAutoInstantiation; ```
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What is `Experimental.GraphView.EdgeDragHelper.HandlePointerMove` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Experimental : this API is experimental and might be changed or removed in the future. EdgeDragHelper.HandlePointerMove Declaration public void HandlePointerMove ( UIElements.PointerMoveEvent evt ); Parameters Parameter Description evt The pointer move event. Description Handles when the pointer moves du...
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What is `MonoBehaviour.OnPostRender` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
MonoBehaviour.OnPostRender() Description Event function that Unity calls after a Camera renders the scene. In the Built-in Render Pipeline, Unity calls OnPostRender on MonoBehaviours that are attached to the same GameObject as an enabled Camera component, just after that Camera renders the scene. Use OnPostR...
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In Unity's 'Optimize your Web build with WebAssembly 2023', what is 'WebAssembly native exceptions' and how does it work?
In the original WebAssembly MVP feature set , exception handling relied on JavaScript exception mechanisms. This form of exception handling resulted in relatively high overhead. Since then, WebAssembly has developed its own native exception handling support that reduces the overhead issue. If you enable WebAssembly 202...
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What is `ColliderDistance2D.normal` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
ColliderDistance2D.normal public Vector2 normal ; Description A normalized vector that points from pointB to pointA . The normalized vector points from pointB to pointA . When it is scaled with the distance is produces a vector that can be used to move the Collider2D so that they are no longer overl...
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In Unity's 'Recommended Player settings to optimize your Web build', what is 'Player settings quick reference' and how does it work?
Find these settings under Edit > Project settings > Player . For more information on each setting, refer to the details in Player settings . Setting Recommended Setting Description API Compatibility Level.NET Standard 2.1 Produces smaller builds. IL2CPP Code Generation Optimize for code size and build time Generates co...
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What is `Mathf.Cos` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Mathf.Cos Declaration public static float Cos (float f ); Parameters Parameter Description f The input angle, in radians. Returns float The return value between -1 and 1. Description Returns the cosine of angle f . Note: If using very large numbers with this function, there is an acceptable range...
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Show me a Unity code example for 'Accessing memory counters in players'.
You can use the ProfilerRecorder API to access the Memory Profiler module’s counters in a player. The following example contains a simple script that collects Total Reserved Memory , GC Reserved Memory and System Used Memory metrics, and displays those as a GUI.TextArea . The Memory Profiler module information belongs ...
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In Unity's 'Create custom Editor Windows with IMGUI', what is 'Derive From EditorWindow' and how does it work?
In order to make your Editor Window, your script must be stored inside a folder called “Editor”. Make a class in this script that derives from EditorWindow. Then write your GUI controls in the inner OnGUI function. ```csharp using UnityEngine; using UnityEditor; using System.Collections; public class Example : EditorW...
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Explain '2D images for low level of detail (LOD)' in Unity.
Techniques and resources for using 2D billboards to simplify 3D meshes that are far away. Topic: Description: Applying 2D billboards for low LOD meshes Understand how Unity uses Billboard Renderers and Billboard assets to create a 2D billboard for low-LOD rendering. Billboard Renderer component reference Explore the pr...
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What is `AssetBundle.GetAllScenePaths` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
AssetBundle.GetAllScenePaths Declaration public string[] GetAllScenePaths (); Description Return all the names of Scenes in the AssetBundle. Only works for streamed Scene AssetBundles, otherwise an empty string array is returned. The names are the project-relative path of each .unity file, unless a different n...
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What is `ModelImporterClipAnimation` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
ModelImporterClipAnimation class in UnityEditor Description Animation clips to split animation into. Properties Property Description additiveReferencePoseFrame The additive reference pose frame. curves Additionnal curves that will be that will be added during the import process. cycleOffset Offset to the cyc...
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What is `Material.HasColor` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Material.HasColor Declaration public bool HasColor (string name ); Declaration public bool HasColor (int nameID ); Parameters Parameter Description nameID The name ID of the property. Use Shader.PropertyToID to get this ID. name The name of the property. Returns bool Returns true if the ShaderL...
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What is `AndroidJNI.CallStaticObjectMethod` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
AndroidJNI.CallStaticObjectMethod Declaration public static IntPtr CallStaticObjectMethod (IntPtr clazz , IntPtr methodID , jvalue[] args ); Description Invokes the specified methodID static method on a Java object, optionally passing in an array of arguments ( args ). This method returns a reference to a ...
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Show me a Unity C# example demonstrating `SettingsService.OpenUserPreferences`.
s Declaration public static EditorWindow OpenUserPreferences (string settingsPath ); Parameters Parameter Description settingsPath Settings path of the item to select (for example, 'Preferences/Keys' or 'Preferences/2D'). Returns EditorWindow Returns an instance to the Settings window. Description ...
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What does `this member` do in this Unity script? Explain its purpose and signature.
Represents an object which can receive two arguments as part of its initialization process.-derived classes that implement this interface can be instantiated with their dependency using the function.-derived classes that implement this interface can be added to a function.If the class also implements then these funct...
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What are the parameters of `UIElements.MeshGenerationContext.Allocate` in Unity?
Description Allocates and draws the specified number of vertices and indices required to express geometry for drawing the content of a VisualElement . See Vertex.position for details on geometry generation conventions. If a valid texture was passed, then the returned MeshWriteData will also describe a rectangle for the...
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Explain 'Modify Gradle project files with the Android Project Configuration Manager' in Unity.
You can use Android Project Configuration Manager to modify the contents of custom gradle project files in your Android project. You cannot modify the contents of the default gradle project files unityLibrary and launcher modules with Android Project Configuration Manager. However, you can create custom modules to set ...
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What is `Vector2.MoveTowards` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
Vector2.MoveTowards Declaration public static Vector2 MoveTowards ( Vector2 current , Vector2 target , float maxDistanceDelta ); Description Moves a point current towards target . This is essentially the same as Vector2.Lerp but instead the function will ensure that the distance never exceeds maxD...
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What is `LightingDataAsset` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
LightingDataAsset class in UnityEditor / Inherits from: Object Description The lighting data asset used by the active Scene. Please note that modifying this value currently does not affect the Scene immediately, the lighting data is only patched into the active Scene when loading the Scene. Constructors Const...
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Explain 'Comparison of the binding systems' in Unity.
The following table compares the SerializedObject data binding and runtime binding: Comparison Runtime binding SerializedObject data binding UI Runtime UI, and Editor UI without serialized data. Editor UI Data types Supports any plain C# object as a data source. Supports only the data types supported by SerializedPrope...
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What is `AudioRenderer.Render` in Unity? Explain its purpose and usage.
AudioRenderer.Render Declaration public static bool Render (NativeArray<float> buffer ); Parameters Parameter Description buffer The buffer to write the sample data to. Returns bool True if the recording succeeded. Description Performs the recording of the main output as well as any optional mixer gr...
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