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arrayElementType

Type name of the element in an array property. (Read Only)
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Definition

  • Type: Property
  • Namespace: UnityEditor
  • Assembly: UnityEditor.CoreModule
public string arrayElementType { get; }

Remarks

Returns the C# type name of the element in an array property. In the case of SerializedPropertyType.ObjectReference and other internal values of SerializedPropertyType, the internal serialization type name is returned.

Examples

using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;public class SerializePropertyArrayElementTypeExample : ScriptableObject{ // Various kinds of lists/arrays public List<string> m_strings; public int[] m_ints; public List<Vector3> m_vectors; public GameObject[] m_gameObjects; [MenuItem("Example/SerializedProperty arrayElementType Example")] static void ArrayElementTypeExample() { var scriptableObject = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance<SerializePropertyArrayElementTypeExample>(); using (var serializedObject = new SerializedObject(scriptableObject)) { LogType(serializedObject, "m_strings"); LogType(serializedObject, "m_ints"); LogType(serializedObject, "m_vectors"); LogType(serializedObject, "m_gameObjects"); } } static void LogType(SerializedObject serializedObject, string arrayFieldName) { var arrayType = serializedObject.FindProperty(arrayFieldName).arrayElementType; Debug.Log($"{arrayFieldName} array type: {arrayType}"); }}