Question by xEnOnn · Apr 14, 2013 at 02:25 AM · c#editor prefab unityeditor selection

Selecting a newly created empty prefab by an editor script

After creating an empty prefab through an editor script, how can I get the editor script to subsequently select the empty prefab in the asset folder?

I tried this:

 var prefab = PrefabUtility.CreateEmptyPrefab("test.prefab");
 AssetDatabase.Refresh();
 Selection.activeObject = prefab;

But this doesn't select the prefab.

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numberkruncher · Apr 14, 2013 at 03:29 AM 0

Could you let me know if the following works for you:

 Selection.objects = new Object[] { prefab };

 // the following line is optional but nice :)
 EditorGUIUtility.PingObject(prefab);

xEnOnn · Apr 14, 2013 at 04:24 AM 0

Thanks! Selection.objects works! :D It seems that PingObject wouldn't work when I'm going to run Selection.objects. Putting PingObject before or after the Selection.objects doesn't ping the object. Remove the Selection.objects and the ping will appear but the object not selected.

numberkruncher · Apr 14, 2013 at 04:49 AM 0

Try the following instead:

 EditorInternalUtility.FocusInspectorWindow();
 EditorGUIUtility.PingObject(prefab);
 Selection.objects = new Object[] { prefab };

xEnOnn · Apr 14, 2013 at 04:55 AM 0

It looks like it couldn't resolve EditorInternalUtility. I tried InternalEditorUtility instead but it doesn't have the method FocusInspectorWindow.

numberkruncher · Apr 14, 2013 at 05:03 AM 0

EditorInternalUtility is undocumented but it is working for me in both Unity 3.5.7 and 4.1.2. Obviously you need to have using UnityEditor; at the top of your script.

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