# SerializedProperty > SerializedProperty and SerializedObject are classes for editing properties on objects in a completely generic way that automatically handles undo, multi-object editing and Prefab overrides. ## Definition * **Type:** Class * **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor.md) * **Assembly:** UnityEditor.CoreModule * **Implements:** [IDisposable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.idisposable) ```csharp public class SerializedProperty : IDisposable ``` ## Remarks SerializedProperty is primarily used to read or change the value of a property. It can also navigate through the property hierarchy: use [SerializedProperty.Next](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/next.md) to descend into child properties and [SerializedProperty.Parent](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/parent.md) to navigate back to parent properties. Use this to explore nested structures, arrays, and complex objects and maintain the ability to traverse the hierarchy. Additional Resources: [SerializedObject](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedobject.md) class, [Editor](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/editor.md) class. ## Examples ```csharp using UnityEngine; using UnityEditor; public class MyObject : ScriptableObject { public int myInt = 42; } public class SerializedPropertyTest : MonoBehaviour { void Start() { MyObject obj = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance(); SerializedObject serializedObject = new UnityEditor.SerializedObject(obj); SerializedProperty serializedPropertyMyInt = serializedObject.FindProperty("myInt"); Debug.Log("myInt " + serializedPropertyMyInt.intValue); } } ``` ## Properties | Property | Description | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [animationCurveValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/animationcurvevalue.md) | Value of a animation curve property. | | [arrayElementType](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/arrayelementtype.md) | Type name of the element in an array property. (Read Only) | | [arraySize](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/arraysize.md) | The number of elements in the array. | | [boolValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/boolvalue.md) | Value of a boolean property. | | [boundsIntValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/boundsintvalue.md) | Value of bounds with integer values property. | | [boundsValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/boundsvalue.md) | Value of bounds property. | | [boxedValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/boxedvalue.md) | Value of the SerializedProperty, boxed as a System.Object. | | [colorValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/colorvalue.md) | Value of a color property. | | [contentHash](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/contenthash.md) | Provides the hash value for the property. (Read Only) | | [depth](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/depth.md) | Nesting depth of the property. (Read Only) | | [displayName](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/displayname.md) | Nice display name of the property. (Read Only) | | [doubleValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/doublevalue.md) | Value of a float property as a double. | | [editable](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/editable.md) | Is this property editable? (Read Only) | | [entityIdValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/entityidvalue.md) | Value of an EntityId property. | | [enumDisplayNames](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/enumdisplaynames.md) | Display-friendly names of enumeration of an enum property. | | [enumNames](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/enumnames.md) | Names of enumeration of an enum property. | | [enumValueFlag](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/enumvalueflag.md) | Int32 representation of an enum property with Mixed Values. | | [enumValueIndex](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/enumvalueindex.md) | Enum index of an enum property. | | [exposedReferenceValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/exposedreferencevalue.md) | A reference to another Object in the Scene. This reference is resolved in the context of the SerializedObject containing the SerializedProperty. | | [fixedBufferSize](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/fixedbuffersize.md) | The number of elements in the fixed buffer. (Read Only) | | [floatValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/floatvalue.md) | Value of a float property. | | [gradientValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/gradientvalue.md) | Value of a gradient property. | | [guidValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/guidvalue.md) | The value of a GUID property. | | [hasChildren](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/haschildren.md) | Does it have child properties? (Read Only) | | [hash128Value](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/hash128value.md) | The value of a Hash128 property. | | [hasMultipleDifferentValues](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/hasmultipledifferentvalues.md) | Does this property represent multiple different values due to multi-object editing? (Read Only) | | [hasVisibleChildren](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/hasvisiblechildren.md) | Does it have visible child properties? (Read Only) | | [intValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/intvalue.md) | Value of an integer property. | | [isArray](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/isarray.md) | Is this property an array? (Read Only) | | [isDefaultOverride](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/isdefaultoverride.md) | Allows you to check whether his property is a default override. | | [isExpanded](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/isexpanded.md) | Is this property expanded in the inspector? | | [isFixedBuffer](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/isfixedbuffer.md) | Is this property a fixed buffer? (Read Only) | | [isInstantiatedPrefab](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/isinstantiatedprefab.md) | Is property part of a Prefab instance? (Read Only) | | [longValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/longvalue.md) | Value of an integer property as a long. | | [managedReferenceFieldTypename](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/managedreferencefieldtypename.md) | String corresponding to the value of the managed reference field full type string. | | [managedReferenceFullTypename](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/managedreferencefulltypename.md) | String corresponding to the value of the managed reference object (dynamic) full type string. | | [managedReferenceId](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/managedreferenceid.md) | Id associated with a managed reference. | | [managedReferenceValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/managedreferencevalue.md) | The object assigned to a field with [SerializeReference](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityengine/serializereference.md) attribute. | | [minArraySize](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/minarraysize.md) | The smallest number of elements in the array across all target objects. (Read Only) | | [name](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/name.md) | Name of the property. (Read Only) | | [numericType](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/numerictype.md) | Return the precise type for Integer and Floating point properties. (Read Only) | | [objectReferenceValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/objectreferencevalue.md) | Value of an object reference property. | | [prefabOverride](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/prefaboverride.md) | Allows you to check whether a property's value is overriden (i.e. different to the Prefab it belongs to). | | [propertyPath](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/propertypath.md) | Full path of the property. (Read Only) | | [propertyType](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/propertytype.md) | Type of this property (Read Only). | | [quaternionValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/quaternionvalue.md) | Value of a quaternion property. | | [rectIntValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/rectintvalue.md) | Value of a rectangle with integer values property. | | [rectValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/rectvalue.md) | Value of a rectangle property. | | [serializedObject](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/serializedobject.md) | [SerializedObject](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedobject.md) this property belongs to (Read Only). | | [stringValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/stringvalue.md) | Value of a string property. | | [tooltip](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/tooltip.md) | Tooltip of the property. (Read Only) | | [type](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/type.md) | Type name of the property. (Read Only) | | [uintValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/uintvalue.md) | Value of an integer property as an unsigned int. | | [ulongValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/ulongvalue.md) | Value of an integer property as an unsigned long. | | [vector2IntValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/vector2intvalue.md) | Value of a 2D integer vector property. | | [vector2Value](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/vector2value.md) | Value of a 2D vector property. | | [vector3IntValue](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/vector3intvalue.md) | Value of a 3D integer vector property. | | [vector3Value](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/vector3value.md) | Value of a 3D vector property. | | [vector4Value](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/vector4value.md) | Value of a 4D vector property. | ## Methods | Method | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [ClearArray](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/cleararray.md) | Remove all elements from the array. | | [Copy](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/copy.md) | Returns a copy of the SerializedProperty iterator in its current state. | | [CountInProperty](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/countinproperty.md) | Count visible children of this property, including this property itself. | | [CountRemaining](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/countremaining.md) | Count remaining visible properties. | | [DeleteArrayElementAtIndex](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/deletearrayelementatindex.md) | Delete the element at the specified index in the array. | | [DeleteCommand](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/deletecommand.md) | Deletes the array element referenced by the SerializedProperty. | | [DuplicateCommand](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/duplicatecommand.md) | Duplicates the array element referenced by the SerializedProperty. | | [FindPropertyRelative](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/findpropertyrelative.md) | Retrieves the SerializedProperty at a relative path to the current property. | | [GetArrayElementAtIndex](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/getarrayelementatindex.md) | Returns the element at the specified index in the array. | | [GetEndProperty](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/getendproperty.md) | Retrieves the SerializedProperty that defines the end range of this property. | | [GetEnumerator](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/getenumerator.md) | Retrieves an iterator for enumerating over the visible child properties of the current property. If the property is an array it will enumerate over the array elements. | | [GetFixedBufferElementAtIndex](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/getfixedbufferelementatindex.md) | Returns the element at the specified index in the fixed buffer. | | [InsertArrayElementAtIndex](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/insertarrayelementatindex.md) | Insert an new element at the specified index in the array. | | [MoveArrayElement](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/movearrayelement.md) | Move an array element from srcIndex to dstIndex. | | [Next](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/next.md) | Move to next property. | | [NextVisible](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/nextvisible.md) | Move to next visible property. | | [Parent](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/parent.md) | Moves to the parent property. | | [Reset](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/reset.md) | Move to first property of the object. | ## Static Methods | Method | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [DataEquals](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/dataequals.md) | Compares the data for two SerializedProperties. This method ignores paths and SerializedObjects. | | [EqualContents](/engine/6000.5/script-reference/unityeditor/serializedproperty/equalcontents.md) | See if contained serialized properties are equal. |