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public static function LoadAssetAtPath(assetPath: string, type: Type): Object;
public static Object LoadAssetAtPath(string assetPath, Type type);
public static def LoadAssetAtPath(assetPath as string, type as Type) as Object

Parameters

assetPath Pathname of the target asset.
type Type filter for objects returned.

Description

Returns a resource at an asset path (Editor Only).

This function always return null in the standalone player or web player. This is useful for quickly accessing an asset for use in the editor only.

Note:
All asset names & paths in Unity use forward slashes, paths using backslashes will not work.

	var prefab : GameObject;

function Start () { prefab = Resources.LoadAssetAtPath("Assets/Artwork/mymodel.fbx", GameObject); }
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour {
    public GameObject prefab;
    void Start() {
        prefab = Resources.LoadAssetAtPath("Assets/Artwork/mymodel.fbx", typeof(GameObject));
    }
}
import UnityEngine
import System.Collections

public class ExampleClass(MonoBehaviour):

	public prefab as GameObject

	def Start() as void:
		prefab = Resources.LoadAssetAtPath('Assets/Artwork/mymodel.fbx', typeof(GameObject))

public static function LoadAssetAtPath(assetPath: string): T;
public static T LoadAssetAtPath(string assetPath);
public static def LoadAssetAtPath(assetPath as string) as T

Parameters

assetPath Pathname of the target asset.

Description

Returns a resource at an asset path (Editor Only).

This function always return null in the standalone player or web player. This is useful for quickly accessing an asset for use in the editor only.

Note:
All asset names & paths in Unity use forward slashes, paths using backslashes will not work.

	var prefab : GameObject;

function Start () { prefab = Resources.LoadAssetAtPath.<GameObject>("Assets/Artwork/mymodel.fbx"); }
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour {
    public GameObject prefab;
    void Start() {
        prefab = Resources.LoadAssetAtPath<GameObject>("Assets/Artwork/mymodel.fbx");
    }
}
import UnityEngine
import System.Collections

public class ExampleClass(MonoBehaviour):

	public prefab as GameObject

	def Start() as void:
		prefab = Resources.LoadAssetAtPath[of GameObject]('Assets/Artwork/mymodel.fbx')