Unity Script Reference:

static function Checkout(assets: AssetList, mode: CheckoutMode): Task;

static Task Checkout(AssetList assets, CheckoutMode mode);

static def Checkout(assets as AssetList, mode as CheckoutMode) as Task

static function Checkout(assets: string[], mode: CheckoutMode): Task;

static Task Checkout(string[] assets, CheckoutMode mode);

static def Checkout(assets as string[], mode as CheckoutMode) as Task

static function Checkout(assets: Object[], mode: CheckoutMode): Task;

static Task Checkout(Object[] assets, CheckoutMode mode);

static def Checkout(assets as Object[], mode as CheckoutMode) as Task

static function Checkout(asset: Asset, mode: CheckoutMode): Task;

static Task Checkout(Asset asset, CheckoutMode mode);

static def Checkout(asset as Asset, mode as CheckoutMode) as Task

static function Checkout(asset: string, mode: CheckoutMode): Task;

static Task Checkout(string asset, CheckoutMode mode);

static def Checkout(asset as string, mode as CheckoutMode) as Task

static function Checkout(asset: Object, mode: CheckoutMode): Task;

static Task Checkout(Object asset, CheckoutMode mode);

static def Checkout(asset as Object, mode as CheckoutMode) as Task

Parameters

assets	List of assets to checkout.
mode	Tell the Provider to checkout the asset, the .meta file or both.
asset	Asset to checkout.

Description

Checkout an asset or list of asset from the version control system.

Some version control systems like Perforce requires an asset to be checked out before it can be edited.