# SearchItemProviderAttribute

> Attribute used to declare a static method that will create a new search provider at load time.

## Definition

* **Type:** Class
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor.Search](/engine/6000.3/script-reference/unityeditor/search.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor
* **Inherits from:** [Attribute](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute)

```csharp
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method)]
public class SearchItemProviderAttribute : Attribute
```

## Examples

```csharp
[SearchItemProvider]
internal static SearchProvider CreateProvider()
{
    return new SearchProvider(id, name)
    {
        filterId = "hex:",
        priority = 99999, // put example provider at a low priority
        showDetailsOptions = ShowDetailsOptions.Description | ShowDetailsOptions.Preview,
        fetchItems = (context, items, provider) =>
        {
            var expression = context.searchQuery;
            if (expression.Length == 6 && IsHex(expression))
            {
                expression = "#" + expression;
                items.Add(provider.CreateItem(context, expression, GetColorName(expression),
                    "Look at this " + GetColorName(expression) + " color!",
                    CreateTextureFromColor(expression, 64, 64), null));
            }
            return null;
        },
        fetchPreview = (item, context, size, options) =>
        {
            return CreateTextureFromColor(item.id, (int)size.x, (int)size.y);
        },
    };
}
```

## Inheritance

**Inherited Members:**

* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(MemberInfo, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-memberinfo-system-type\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(MemberInfo, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-memberinfo-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(MemberInfo)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-memberinfo\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(MemberInfo, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-memberinfo-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.IsDefined(MemberInfo, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.isdefined#system-attribute-isdefined\(system-reflection-memberinfo-system-type\))
* [Attribute.IsDefined(MemberInfo, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.isdefined#system-attribute-isdefined\(system-reflection-memberinfo-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(MemberInfo, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattribute#system-attribute-getcustomattribute\(system-reflection-memberinfo-system-type\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(MemberInfo, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattribute#system-attribute-getcustomattribute\(system-reflection-memberinfo-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(ParameterInfo)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-parameterinfo\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(ParameterInfo, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-parameterinfo-system-type\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(ParameterInfo, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-parameterinfo-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(ParameterInfo, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-parameterinfo-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.IsDefined(ParameterInfo, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.isdefined#system-attribute-isdefined\(system-reflection-parameterinfo-system-type\))
* [Attribute.IsDefined(ParameterInfo, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.isdefined#system-attribute-isdefined\(system-reflection-parameterinfo-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(ParameterInfo, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattribute#system-attribute-getcustomattribute\(system-reflection-parameterinfo-system-type\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(ParameterInfo, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattribute#system-attribute-getcustomattribute\(system-reflection-parameterinfo-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(Module, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-module-system-type\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(Module)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-module\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(Module, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-module-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(Module, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-module-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.IsDefined(Module, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.isdefined#system-attribute-isdefined\(system-reflection-module-system-type\))
* [Attribute.IsDefined(Module, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.isdefined#system-attribute-isdefined\(system-reflection-module-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(Module, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattribute#system-attribute-getcustomattribute\(system-reflection-module-system-type\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(Module, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattribute#system-attribute-getcustomattribute\(system-reflection-module-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(Assembly, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-assembly-system-type\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(Assembly, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-assembly-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(Assembly)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-assembly\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(Assembly, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattributes#system-attribute-getcustomattributes\(system-reflection-assembly-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.IsDefined(Assembly, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.isdefined#system-attribute-isdefined\(system-reflection-assembly-system-type\))
* [Attribute.IsDefined(Assembly, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.isdefined#system-attribute-isdefined\(system-reflection-assembly-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(Assembly, Type)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattribute#system-attribute-getcustomattribute\(system-reflection-assembly-system-type\))
* [Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(Assembly, Type, bool)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.getcustomattribute#system-attribute-getcustomattribute\(system-reflection-assembly-system-type-system-boolean\))
* [Attribute.Equals(Object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.equals)
* [Attribute.GetHashCode()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.gethashcode)
* [Attribute.Match(Object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.match)
* [Attribute.IsDefaultAttribute()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.isdefaultattribute)
* [Attribute.TypeId()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute.typeid)