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GetEvents(List<string>)

Gets the name of every Event connected to a system.
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Definition

public void GetEvents(List<string> names)

Parameters

names

List<string>
The List that this function populates with the event system names.

Remarks

To increase the speed of the retrieval process, preallocate the 
names
input list.
Additional Resources: VisualEffect.SendEvent.
using System.Collections.Generic;using UnityEngine;using UnityEngine.VFX;[ExecuteInEditMode]class LogEventNames : MonoBehaviour{	// Called when the script or GameObject is enabled    void OnEnable()    {        VisualEffect vfx = GetComponent<VisualEffect>();        if (vfx != null && vfx.visualEffectAsset != null)        {            VisualEffectAsset vfxAsset = vfx.visualEffectAsset;            var eventNames = new List<string>();            // Retrieve all events from the VisualEffectAsset and store them in the list            vfxAsset.GetEvents(eventNames);            if (eventNames.Count == 0)            {                Debug.Log($"There are no events listed for asset: {vfxAsset}");            }            foreach (var eventName in eventNames)            {                Debug.Log($"Event: {eventName}");            }        }        else        {            Debug.Log("Unable to retrieve VisualEffect component or VisualEffectAsset is null.");        }    }}
This example logs all available events in the attached 
VisualEffectAsset
.