# ShaderUtil > Utility functions to assist with working with shaders from the editor. ## Definition * **Type:** Class * **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor.md) * **Assembly:** UnityEditor ```csharp public sealed class ShaderUtil ``` ## Static Properties | Property | Description | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [allowAsyncCompilation](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/allowasynccompilation.md) | When true, asynchronous Shader compilation is allowed at the current call site. | | [anythingCompiling](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/anythingcompiling.md) | When true, the Editor is compiling some Shaders asynchronously at the point of query. | | [disableShaderOptimization](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/disableshaderoptimization.md) | Disables shader optimization in the Editor. | | [hardwareSupportsRectRenderTexture](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/hardwaresupportsrectrendertexture.md) | Does the current hardware support render textues. | ## Static Methods | Method | Description | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [ClearCachedData](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/clearcacheddata.md) | Clears all internally-cached data that was generated for the given shader, such as errors and compilation info. | | [ClearShaderMessages](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/clearshadermessages.md) | Clear compile time messages for the given shader. | | [CompilePass](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/compilepass.md) | Request the Editor to compile the Shader Variant needed for the specific pass of the given Material. | | [CreateComputeShaderAsset](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/createcomputeshaderasset.md) | Creates a new [ComputeShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/computeshader.md) object from the provided source code string. You can use this method alongside the [ScriptedImporter](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/assetimporters/scriptedimporter.md) to create custom compute shader generation tools in the Editor. | | [CreateRayTracingShaderAsset](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/createraytracingshaderasset.md) | Creates a new [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md) object from the provided source code string. You can use this method alongside the [ScriptedImporter](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/assetimporters/scriptedimporter.md) to create custom ray tracing shader generation tools in the Editor. | | [CreateShaderAsset](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/createshaderasset.md) | Creates a new [Shader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/shader.md) object from the provided source code string. You can use this method alongside the [ScriptedImporter](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/assetimporters/scriptedimporter.md) to create custom shader generation tools in the Editor. | | [GetAllShaderInfo](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getallshaderinfo.md) | Returns an array of [ShaderInfo](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderinfo.md) of all available shaders. That includes built-in shaders. | | [GetCallableShaderCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getcallableshadercount.md) | Returns the number of callable Shaders defined whitin a given [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md). | | [GetCallableShaderName](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getcallableshadername.md) | Returns the name of a user-defined callable Shader from within a [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md). | | [GetCallableShaderParamSize](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getcallableshaderparamsize.md) | Returns the parameter size of a user-defined callable Shader from within a [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md). | | [GetComputeShaderMessageCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getcomputeshadermessagecount.md) | Returns the number of errors and warnings generated by the Unity Shader Compiler for the given [ComputeShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/computeshader.md). | | [GetComputeShaderMessages](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getcomputeshadermessages.md) | Returns each error and warning generated by the Unity Shader Compiler for the given [ComputeShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/computeshader.md). | | [GetCurrentCustomEditor](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getcurrentcustomeditor.md) | Gets the current custom editor for the shader you pass in. | | [GetCustomEditorForRenderPipeline](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getcustomeditorforrenderpipeline.md) | Gets the shader's custom editor class name for a specific render pipeline asset type. | | [GetMissShaderCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getmissshadercount.md) | Returns the number of miss Shaders defined whitin a given [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md). | | [GetMissShaderName](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getmissshadername.md) | Returns the name of a user-defined miss Shader from within a [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md). | | [GetMissShaderRayPayloadSize](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getmissshaderraypayloadsize.md) | Returns the ray payload size of a user-defined miss Shader from within a [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md). | | [GetPassKeywords](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getpasskeywords.md) | Gets the local shader keywords that are valid for a Pass within a particular shader. | | [GetPropertyCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getpropertycount.md) | Get the number of properties in Shader s. | | [GetPropertyDescription](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getpropertydescription.md) | Get the description of the shader propery at index propertyIdx of Shader s. | | [GetPropertyName](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getpropertyname.md) | Get the name of the shader propery at index propertyIdx of Shader s. | | [GetPropertyType](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getpropertytype.md) | Get the ShaderProperyType of the shader propery at index propertyIdx of Shader s. | | [GetRangeLimits](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getrangelimits.md) | Get Limits for a range property at index propertyIdx of Shader s. | | [GetRayGenerationShaderCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getraygenerationshadercount.md) | Returns the number of ray generation Shaders defined whitin a given [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md). | | [GetRayGenerationShaderName](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getraygenerationshadername.md) | Returns the name of a user-defined ray generation Shader from within a [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md). | | [GetRayTracingShaderMessageCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getraytracingshadermessagecount.md) | Returns the number of errors and warnings generated by the Shader Compiler for the given [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md). | | [GetRayTracingShaderMessages](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getraytracingshadermessages.md) | Returns each error and warning generated by the Shader Compiler for the given [RayTracingShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/rendering/raytracingshader.md). | | [GetShaderData](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getshaderdata.md) | Get the shader data for a specific shader. | | [GetShaderInfo](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getshaderinfo.md) | Gets [ShaderInfo](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderinfo.md) for the given shader. | | [GetShaderMessageCount](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getshadermessagecount.md) | Returns the number of errors and warnings generated by the Unity Shader Compiler for the given [Shader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/shader.md). | | [GetShaderMessages](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getshadermessages.md) | Returns each error and warning generated by the Unity Shader Compiler for the given [Shader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/shader.md). | | [GetShaderPlatformKeywordsForBuildTarget](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/getshaderplatformkeywordsforbuildtarget.md) | Gets the platform keywords for a shader, given a shader compiler platform, build target, and optional graphics tier. These platform keywords are necessary to properly compile a shader for a given target. | | [GetTexDim](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/gettexdim.md) | Gets texture dimension of a shader property. | | [HasProceduralInstancing](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/hasproceduralinstancing.md) | Determines whether the specified Shader contains a valid Procedural Instancing variant. | | [IsPassCompiled](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/ispasscompiled.md) | Checks if the Shader variant for the given pass in the Material has already been compiled. | | [IsShaderPropertyHidden](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/isshaderpropertyhidden.md) | Returns true if the shader propery at index `propertyIdx` is hidden with the `[HideInInspector]` attribute in the shader code. | | [IsShaderPropertyNonModifiableTexureProperty](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/isshaderpropertynonmodifiabletexureproperty.md) | Is the shader propery at index propertyIdx of Shader s a NonModifiableTextureProperty? | | [PassHasKeyword](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/passhaskeyword.md) | Checks whether a local shader keyword is valid for a Pass within a particular shader. | | [RegisterShader](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/registershader.md) | Register a user created shader. | | [RestoreAsyncCompilation](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/restoreasynccompilation.md) | Restores the previous Shader compilation mode in this CommandBuffer scope. | | [SetAsyncCompilation](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/setasynccompilation.md) | Adds shader compilation mode command in the CommandBuffer. | | [ShaderHasError](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/shaderhaserror.md) | Checks if a shader has any compilation errors. Ignores warnings. | | [ShaderHasWarnings](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/shaderhaswarnings.md) | Checks if a shader has any compilation warnings. Ignores errors. | | [UpdateShaderAsset](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/updateshaderasset.md) | Replaces the existing source code in the specified shader with the source code in the supplied string. | ## Enums | Enum | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | | [ShaderUtil.ShaderPropertyType](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor/shaderutil/shaderpropertytype.md) | Type of a given texture property. |