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LoadAssetByGUID

Loads an asset object of type type by given GUID assetGUID.
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: UnityEditor
  • Assembly: UnityEditor

LoadAssetByGUID(GUID, Type)

Loads an asset object of type 
type
by given GUID 
assetGUID
.
public static Object LoadAssetByGUID(GUID assetGUID, Type type)

Parameters

assetGUID

GUID
GUID of the object.

type

Type
Data type of the asset.

Returns

Type

Description

ObjectThe asset matching the parameters.

Remarks

A GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) is a 128-bit value used to uniquely identify assets, such as scenes, prefabs, and other files, within a Unity project
Note:
This returns only an asset object that is visible in the Project view. If the asset is not found 
LoadAssetByGUID
returns Null.

Examples

using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;public class Example{    [MenuItem("Example/LoadAssetByGUID Example")]    static void ExampleScript()    {        // Find assets named 'MyTexture' and load it using its GUID:        GUID[] guids = AssetDatabase.FindAssetGUIDs("MyTexture t:texture2D", new[] {"Assets/MyAwesomeProps"});        var myTexture = AssetDatabase.LoadAssetByGUID<Texture2D>(guids[0]);        if (myTexture)        {            Debug.Log("Found and loaded MyTexture");        }            }}

LoadAssetByGUID<T>(GUID)

Loads an asset object of type 
type
by given GUID 
assetGUID
.
public static T LoadAssetByGUID<T>(GUID assetGUID) where T : Object

Parameters

assetGUID

GUID
GUID of the object.

Returns

Type

Description

TThe asset matching the parameters.

Remarks

A GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) is a 128-bit value used to uniquely identify assets, such as scenes, prefabs, and other files, within a Unity project
Note:
This returns only an asset object that is visible in the Project view. If the asset is not found 
LoadAssetByGUID
returns Null.

Examples

using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;public class Example{    [MenuItem("Example/LoadAssetByGUID Example")]    static void ExampleScript()    {        // Find assets named 'MyTexture' and load it using its GUID:        GUID[] guids = AssetDatabase.FindAssetGUIDs("MyTexture t:texture2D", new[] {"Assets/MyAwesomeProps"});        var myTexture = AssetDatabase.LoadAssetByGUID<Texture2D>(guids[0]);        if (myTexture)        {            Debug.Log("Found and loaded MyTexture");        }            }}