# CreateProviderFromAssetPath(string, string, IEnumerable<string>)

> Create an AssetSettingsProvider from an asset path.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityeditor.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor.CoreModule

```csharp
public static AssetSettingsProvider CreateProviderFromAssetPath(string settingsWindowPath, string assetPath, IEnumerable<string> keywords = null)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): Path of the settings in the Settings window. Uses "/" as separator. The last token becomes the settings label if none is provided.**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): Path of the asset on disk.**** (\[IEnumerable\<string>]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.collections.generic.ienumerable-1)): List of keywords to compare against what the user is searching for. When the user enters values in the search box on the Settings window, [SettingsProvider.HasSearchInterest](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityeditor/settingsprovider/hassearchinterest.md) tries to match those keywords to this list.

### Returns

| Type                                                                                          | Description                                                                                                                                     |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [AssetSettingsProvider](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityeditor/assetsettingsprovider.md) | Returns an AssetSettingsProvider that will create an [Editor](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityeditor/editor.md) for this particular asset. |

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;

class MyCustomSettings : ScriptableObject
{
    public const string k_MyCustomSettingsPath = "Assets/Editor/MyCustomSettings.asset";

    [SerializeField]
    private int m_Number;

    [SerializeField]
    private string m_SomeString;

    internal static MyCustomSettings GetOrCreateSettings()
    {
        var settings = AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath<MyCustomSettings>(k_MyCustomSettingsPath);
        if (settings == null)
        {
            settings = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance<MyCustomSettings>();
            settings.m_Number = 42;
            settings.m_SomeString = "The answer to the universe";
            AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(settings, k_MyCustomSettingsPath);
            AssetDatabase.SaveAssets();
        }
        return settings;
    }

    internal static SerializedObject GetSerializedSettings()
    {
        return new SerializedObject(GetOrCreateSettings());
    }
}

class AssetSettingsProviderRegister
{
    [SettingsProvider]
    public static SettingsProvider CreateFromFilePath()
    {
        // Create an AssetSettingsProvider from a file path:
        var provider = AssetSettingsProvider.CreateProviderFromAssetPath("Project/AssetSettings/FromFile", MyCustomSettings.k_MyCustomSettingsPath);

        // Register keywords from the properties of MyCustomSettings
        provider.keywords = SettingsProvider.GetSearchKeywordsFromSerializedObject(new SerializedObject(AssetDatabase.LoadAllAssetsAtPath(MyCustomSettings.k_MyCustomSettingsPath)));
        return provider;
    }

    [SettingsProvider]
    public static SettingsProvider CreateFromSettingsObject()
    {
        // Create an AssetSettingsProvider from a settings object (UnityEngine.Object):
        var settingsObj = AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath<UnityEngine.Object>(MyCustomSettings.k_MyCustomSettingsPath);
        var provider = AssetSettingsProvider.CreateProviderFromObject("Project/AssetSettings/FromObject", settingsObj);

        // Register keywords from the properties of MyCustomSettings
        provider.keywords = SettingsProvider.GetSearchKeywordsFromSerializedObject(new SerializedObject(settingsObj));
        return provider;
    }

    [SettingsProvider]
    public static SettingsProvider CreateFromSettingsFromFunctor()
    {
        // Create an AssetSettingsProvider from a functor that must returns a UnityEngine.Object:
        var provider = new AssetSettingsProvider("Project/AssetSettings/FromFunctor", () => Editor.CreateEditor(AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath<UnityEngine.Object>(MyCustomSettings.k_MyCustomSettingsPath)));

        // Register keywords from the properties of MyCustomSettings
        provider.keywords = SettingsProvider.GetSearchKeywordsFromSerializedObject(new SerializedObject(AssetDatabase.LoadAllAssetsAtPath(MyCustomSettings.k_MyCustomSettingsPath)));
        return provider;
    }
}
```