DropdownButton
Makes a button that reacts to mouse down, for displaying your own dropdown content.
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Definition
- Type: Method
- Namespace: UnityEditor
- Assembly: UnityEditor.CoreModule
DropdownButton(Rect, GUIContent, FocusType)
Makes a button that reacts to mouse down, for displaying your own dropdown content.
public static bool DropdownButton(Rect position, GUIContent content, FocusType focusType)
Parameters
Rectangle on the screen to use for the button.
Text, image and tooltip for this button.
Whether the button should be selectable by keyboard or not.
Returns
Type | Description |
|---|---|
| bool | true when the user clicks the button. |
Remarks
This control does not do anything but returns true on mouse down when clicked, as opposed to regular buttons that return true on mouse up.
This can be used for buttons that should open a GenericMenu or your own custom EditorWindow in dropdown form.
When used with a GenericMenu, use Dropdown and pass the same rect to the method as was used for the button position.
When used with a custom EditorWindow, use ShowAsDropdown and pass the same rect to the method as was used for the button position.
DropdownButton(Rect, GUIContent, FocusType, GUIStyle)
Makes a button that reacts to mouse down, for displaying your own dropdown content.
public static bool DropdownButton(Rect position, GUIContent content, FocusType focusType, GUIStyle style)
Parameters
Rectangle on the screen to use for the button.
Text, image and tooltip for this button.
Whether the button should be selectable by keyboard or not.
Optional style to use.
Returns
Type | Description |
|---|---|
| bool | true when the user clicks the button. |
Remarks
This control does not do anything but returns true on mouse down when clicked, as opposed to regular buttons that return true on mouse up.
This can be used for buttons that should open a GenericMenu or your own custom EditorWindow in dropdown form.
When used with a GenericMenu, use Dropdown and pass the same rect to the method as was used for the button position.
When used with a custom EditorWindow, use ShowAsDropdown and pass the same rect to the method as was used for the button position.