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WriteImportSettingsIfDirty(string)

Writes the import settings to disk.
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: UnityEditor
  • Assembly: UnityEditor.CoreModule
public static bool WriteImportSettingsIfDirty(string path)

Parameters

path

string
The path to write the import settings to.

Returns

Type

Description

boolReturns true if the operation was successful.

Remarks

This method writes unsaved settings to disk, which results in the reimport of any assets that depend on these settings.

Examples

using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;public class AssetDatabaseExamples : MonoBehaviour{    [MenuItem("AssetDatabase/Set Cookies Import Settings")]    static void SetCookiesImportSettings()    {        for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)        {            var texturePath = $"Assets/Lighting/Cookies/LightingCookie{i}.jpg";            var textureImporter =                TextureImporter.GetAtPath(texturePath) as TextureImporter;            textureImporter.textureType = TextureImporterType.Cookie;            textureImporter.alphaSource = TextureImporterAlphaSource.FromGrayScale;            //This method saves the Cookies import settings, without it the editor will ask you to apply unapplied settings            AssetDatabase.WriteImportSettingsIfDirty(texturePath);        }    }}