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AssetDatabase.ValidateMoveAsset

public static string ValidateMoveAsset(string oldPath, string newPath);

Parameters

oldPathThe path where the asset currently resides.
newPathThe path which the asset should be moved to.

Returns

string An empty string if the asset can be moved, otherwise an error message.

Description

Checks if an asset file can be moved from one folder to another. (Without actually moving the file).

All paths are relative to the project folder, for example: "Assets/MyTextures/hello.png".

See Also: AssetDatabase.MoveAsset.

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