# CustomObjectIndexerAttribute

> Allows a user to register a custom Indexing function for a specific type.

## Definition

* **Type:** Class
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor.Search](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/search.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor
* **Inherits from:** [Attribute](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.attribute)

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

## Remarks

When you have special properties you would like to index for an asset or a Unity Object, Unity suggests Writing a custom indexer routine . The newly indexed words or properties will allow the user to search for them using the [Search Query Language](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/search/queryengine.md). The registered function must be of type: `static void MyCustomIndexer(CustomObjectIndexerTarget context, ObjectIndexer indexer);`

See [ObjectIndexer](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/search/objectindexer.md) for the various methods you can invoke on `indexer`.

The [CustomObjectIndexerTarget](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/search/customobjectindexertarget.md) `context` argument can be used to access additional information about what is about to be indexed.

## Examples

```csharp
[CustomObjectIndexer(typeof(Material))]
internal static void MaterialShaderReferences(CustomObjectIndexerTarget context, ObjectIndexer indexer)
{
   var material = context.target as Material;
   if (material == null)
       return;

   if (material.shader)
   {
       var fullShaderName = material.shader.name.ToLowerInvariant();
       var shortShaderName = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(fullShaderName);
       indexer.AddProperty("ref", shortShaderName, context.documentIndex);
       indexer.AddProperty("ref", fullShaderName, context.documentIndex);
   }
}
```

## Constructors

| Constructor                                                                                                                          | Description                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [CustomObjectIndexerAttribute(System.Type)](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/search/customobjectindexerattribute/ctor.md) | Register a new Indexing function bound to the specific type. |

## Properties

| Property                                                                                              | Description                                                                                    |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [type](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/search/customobjectindexerattribute/type.md)       | Each time an object of a specific type is indexed, the registered function is called.          |
| [version](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/search/customobjectindexerattribute/version.md) | Version of the custom indexer. Increment this number to have the indexer re-index the indexes. |

## 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)