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mouseOverWindow

The EditorWindow currently under the mouse cursor. (Read Only)
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Definition

  • Type: Property
  • Namespace: UnityEditor
  • Assembly: UnityEditor.CoreModule
public static EditorWindow mouseOverWindow { get; }

Remarks

mouseOverWindow can be null if there is no window under the cursor.
Additional Resources: EditorWindow.focusedWindow.
UnityEditorMouseOverWindow (mouseOverWindow)
Move the mouse over other Unity windows to automatically focus them.

Examples

// The window appears in front of the Editor.// The window shows the type of a Unity object the cursor is over.using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;using UnityEngine.UIElements;public class MouseOverWindowExample : EditorWindow{    [MenuItem("Examples/Mouse Over Example")]    static void Init()    {        GetWindow<MouseOverWindowExample>("mouseOver");    }    Label m_Label;    void CreateGUI()    {        m_Label = new Label();        rootVisualElement.Add(m_Label);    }    void Update()    {        EditorWindow window = EditorWindow.mouseOverWindow;        if (window != null)            Debug.Log(window.ToString());        string windowName = window != null ? window.ToString() : "(none)";        m_Label.text = $"Mouse over: {windowName}";    }}