# TryGetConfigObject<T>(string, out T)

> Retrieve a config object reference by name.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityeditor.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor.CoreModule

## TryGetConfigObject\<T>(string, T)

```csharp
public static bool TryGetConfigObject<T>(string name, out T result) where T : Object
```

### Parameters

**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): The name in string format of the config object reference to be fetched.**** (T): The config object reference where the returned object will be stored. This must be an object of type [Object](/engine/6000.7/script-reference/unityengine/object.md).

### Returns

| Type                                                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean) | Returns true if the config object reference was found and the type matched the result parameter. Returns false if the entry is not found, the config object reference is `null`, or if the type requested does not match the type stored. |

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;
using System.IO;

public class MyConfigData : ScriptableObject
{
    public static MyConfigData GetDefault()
    {
        //name of config data object
        string stringName = "com.myproject.myconfigdata";
        //path to Config Object and asset name
        string stringPath = "Assets/myconfigdata.asset";
        //used to hold config data
        MyConfigData data = null;

        //if a config data object exists with the same name, return its config data
        if (EditorBuildSettings.TryGetConfigObject<MyConfigData>(stringName, out data))
            return data;

        //If the asset file already exists, store existing config data
        if (File.Exists(stringPath))
            data = AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath<MyConfigData>(stringPath);
        //if no previous config data exists
        if (data == null)
        {
            //show save file dialog and return user selected path name
            stringPath = EditorUtility.SaveFilePanelInProject("New Config File", "myconfigdata", "asset", "Select Config File Asset", "Assets");
            //initialise config data object
            data = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance<MyConfigData>();
            //create new asset from data at specified path
            //asset MUST be saved with the AssetDatabase before adding to EditorBuildSettings
            AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(data, stringPath);
        }

        //add the new or loaded config object to EditorBuildSettings
        EditorBuildSettings.AddConfigObject(stringName, data, false);

        return data;
    }
}
```