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GetMainAssetTypeAtPath(string)

Obtains the type of the main asset object.
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: UnityEditor
  • Assembly: UnityEditor
public static Type GetMainAssetTypeAtPath(string assetPath)

Parameters

assetPath

string
Filesystem path of the asset to load.

Returns

Type

Description

TypeReturns the type of the main asset object at 
assetPath
.

Remarks

All paths are relative to the Project folder, for example: "Assets/MyTextures/hello.png".

Examples

using System.Collections.Generic;using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;public class AssetDatabaseExamples : MonoBehaviour{    [MenuItem("AssetDatabase/Print Type Count")]    static void GetAllAssetTypeCount()    {        var typeCount = new Dictionary<string, uint>();        //Put all the types that were found in the typeCount dictionary and increment their count        foreach (var guid in AssetDatabase.FindAssets("", new []{"Assets"}))        {            var path = AssetDatabase.GUIDToAssetPath(guid);            var typeString = AssetDatabase.GetMainAssetTypeAtPath(path).ToString();            if (typeCount.ContainsKey(typeString))                typeCount[typeString]++;            else                typeCount.Add(typeString, 1);        }        //Print types and their count into the Unity Console        foreach (var element in typeCount)        {            Debug.Log(element);        }    }}