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InstanceIDToObject(int)

Translates an instance ID to a reference to an object.
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: UnityEditor
  • Assembly: UnityEditor
public static Object InstanceIDToObject(int instanceID)

Parameters

instanceID

int

Returns

Type

Description

Object

Remarks

If the object is not loaded from disk, loads it from disk.
EditorUtilityInstanceIDToObject (InstanceIDToObject(int))
Editor Window to enter the instance ID and print the name of the object.

Examples

using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;public class InstanceIDToObjectExample : EditorWindow{    static int id;    [MenuItem("Example/ID To Name")]    static void Init()    {        // Get existing open window or if none, make a new one:        InstanceIDToObjectExample window = (InstanceIDToObjectExample)EditorWindow.GetWindow(typeof(InstanceIDToObjectExample));        window.Show();    }    void OnGUI()    {        id = EditorGUILayout.IntField("Instance ID:", id);        if (GUILayout.Button("Find Name"))        {            Object obj = EditorUtility.InstanceIDToObject(id);            if (!obj)                Debug.LogError("No object could be found with instance id: " + id);            else                Debug.Log("Object's name: " + obj.name);        }    }    void OnInspectorUpdate()    {        Repaint();    }}