Generic

Definition

• Type: Field
• Namespace: UnityEditor
• Assembly: UnityEditor

Generic = -1

Remarks

• Arrays and lists.
• Structs that are user defined (e.g. not a built in Unity type).
• Classes that are serialized 'by value' (e.g. referenced without the SerializeReference attribute).
• Certain built in Unity structs, when they do not have dedicated SerializedPropertyType enum value. For example RectOffset is Generic, but Vector3 is SerializedPropertyType.Vector3.

Examples

using System;using System.Text;using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;using System.Collections.Generic;namespace GenericObjectTypeExample{    [Serializable]    public struct ExampleStruct    {        public int m_Field;    };    [Serializable]    public class ExampleClass    {        public int m_Field;    };    public class GenericTypeExample : ScriptableObject    {        // All these fields will be serialized        public int[] m_ArrayOfInt;        public List<int> m_ListOfInt;        public ExampleStruct m_ExampleStruct = new ExampleStruct() { m_Field = 1 };        public ExampleClass m_ExampleClass = new ExampleClass() { m_Field = 2 };        [SerializeReference]        public ExampleClass m_ManagedClass = new ExampleClass() { m_Field = 3 };        [MenuItem("Example/SerializedPropertyType Generic Example")]        static void GenericExample()        {            var scriptableObject = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance<GenericTypeExample>();            using (var serializedObject = new SerializedObject(scriptableObject))            {                var report = new StringBuilder();                // Generic                ReportType(report, serializedObject, "m_ArrayOfInt");                ReportType(report, serializedObject, "m_ListOfInt");                ReportType(report, serializedObject, "m_ExampleStruct");                ReportType(report, serializedObject, "m_ExampleClass");                // Not Generic                ReportType(report, serializedObject, "m_ManagedClass");                Debug.Log(report.ToString());                AccessGenericValues(serializedObject);            }        }        static void AccessGenericValues(SerializedObject serializedObject)        {            // "generic" type struct and objects can be retrieved directly with boxedValue            ExampleStruct structValues = (ExampleStruct)serializedObject.FindProperty("m_ExampleStruct").boxedValue;            // Alternatively individual fields can be read            int fieldInStruct = serializedObject.FindProperty("m_ExampleStruct.m_Field").intValue;            Debug.Log($"Value of field in struct: {structValues.m_Field}, Value of field direct read: {fieldInStruct}");            // Similarly boxedValue supports writing to an inline class            SerializedProperty inlineClass = serializedObject.FindProperty("m_ExampleClass");            // Serialize new state in a single call            inlineClass.boxedValue = new ExampleClass() { m_Field = 4 };            // Individual fields can also be accessed            Debug.Log($"Value of field in class after write: {inlineClass.FindPropertyRelative("m_Field").intValue}");            serializedObject.ApplyModifiedProperties();        }        static void ReportType(StringBuilder report, SerializedObject serializedObject, string propertyPath)        {            var serializedProperty = serializedObject.FindProperty(propertyPath);            report.AppendLine($"{propertyPath} has type {serializedProperty.propertyType}");        }    }}