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CreateGameObject

Creates a new GameObject with the specified name and components, in a specific scene and with hide flags.
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Definition

  • Type: Method
  • Namespace: UnityEditor
  • Assembly: UnityEditor.CoreModule

CreateGameObject(Scene, HideFlags, string, Type[])

Creates a new GameObject with the specified name and components, in a specific scene and with hide flags.
public static GameObject CreateGameObject(Scene scene, HideFlags hideFlags, string name, params Type[] types)

Parameters

scene

Scene
The scene to create the GameObject in.

hideFlags

HideFlags
The hide flags to assign to the GameObject.

name

string
The name of the new GameObject.

types

Type[]
The types of the components to add to the new GameObject.

Returns

Type

Description

GameObjectThe GameObject that the method created.

Remarks

The method throws an exception if 
scene
isn't valid.

CreateGameObject(string, Type[])

Creates a new GameObject with the specified name and components.
public static GameObject CreateGameObject(string name, params Type[] types)

Parameters

name

string
The name of the new GameObject.

types

Type[]
The types of the components to add to the new GameObject.

Returns

Type

Description

GameObjectThe GameObject that the method created.

Remarks

The method adds the components while the GameObject is inactive, then activates it and gives it the default parent for new objects. To create the GameObject in a specific scene, use the overload that takes a Scene.

Examples

using UnityEngine;using UnityEditor;public class CreateComponentExample{    [MenuItem("ObjectFactoryExample/Create Camera GameObject")]    public void CreateCameraEditor()    {        Selection.activeGameObject = ObjectFactory.CreateGameObject("Camera", typeof(Camera));    }}